Abstract:
A composition comprising a structural component comprising linear acrylic homopolymers or linear acrylic copolymers and a biobeneficial component comprising copolymers having an acrylate moiety and a biobeneficial moiety is disclosed. A medical article comprising the composition in the coating thereof and a method of fabricating the medical article are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A stent with a coating including a composition that releases a therapeutic substance in response to an enzyme is disclosed. The composition includes a polymer or polypeptide that includes an amino acid sequence which is recognized and cleaved by at least one of the matrix metalloproteinases (MMP).