...Bruce Lindner; Michael Curtis; Jonas Weissenrieder; Mark Schwab Moisture levels in medical device packages influence a variety of crucial device properties, e.g. mechanical properties, corrosion and leach rates, drug potency, and ultimately shelf life. This is especially true for drug releasing...

... of corrosion breakdown potential show higher values for Ta on Nitinol than Nitinol alone. Aside from radiopacity, these Ta coatings, hold the potential for other highly desirable functions such as controlled drug delivery without polymers and enhanced re-endothelialization. Studies are currently underway...