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Surface Conditioning of Nickel–titanium Alloy Stents for Improving Biocompatibility

H. ZhaoThe Department of Metallurgy and Materials EngineeringKatholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg44, B–3001, Heverlee, Belgium ([email protected])
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J. van HumbeeckThe Department of Metallurgy and Materials EngineeringKatholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg44, B–3001, Heverlee, Belgium ([email protected])
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I. de ScheerderThe Department of CardiologyUniversity Hospital Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Herestraat49, B–3000, Leuven, Belgium
Pages 451-458 | Published online: 19 Jul 2013

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