Medical device for delivering a therapeutic concentration of nitric oxide for a sustained period of time and method for preparing the nitric oxide releasing metal surface

摘要

A method for preparing a nitric oxide-releasing metallic surface comprising (a) silanizing a metallic surface; (b) the nucleophile containing compound to said silanized metallic surface; and (c) reacting said nucleophile containing compound bonded to said silanized metallic surface with nitric oxide gas.