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Digital light 3D printing of customized bioresorbable airway stents with elastomeric properties – Science Advances
Central airway obstruction is a life-threatening disorder causing a high physical and psychological burden to patients. Standard-of-care airway stents are silicone…
INTRODUCTION
Central airway obstruction (CAO) is a stenosis of the trachea or mainstem bronchi that causes impaired air flow and has immense impact on morbidity and mortality (1, 2). Immediate relief in patients suffering from CAO can be provided after bronchoscopic insertion of airway stents, which are life-saving medical devices designed to restore the anatomical shape of the airways (3). The most widely used airway stents are made from flexible and elastic biocompatible medical-grade silicone….
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