Keratose as a Novel Drug Carrier for Drug Coated Balloons

摘要

This research demonstrates the ability of keratose to coat angioplasty balloons at a thickness relevant to commercially available DCBs. The development of a retention test will allow us to comparatively evaluate the relative lifetime of various coatings in future tests. In addition, replication of the hydrogel release study further describes the tunability of keratose and its promise in the application of controlled drug-release.