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The group
consists of: Robert Kalkstein, Bo Yon Yoo, and Rhea dela
Cruz. All of which will be graduating fromt Stevens this May with degrees
in Bio-Medical Engineering.
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Arthur
Ritter , Ph.D. ,
University
of Rochester,
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In the present age,
heart disease is one of the most prevalent causes of death among
adults in developed and developing countries. In most cases, the
problem arises when coronary arteries, the arteries that supply
blood to the heart muscles are blocked due to the accumulation of
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If the blockage is in
one of the major blood vessels of the heart, then this
condition can lead to myocardial infarction, commonly called
a heart attack. One of the methods of dealing with the
problem of blocked coronary arteries is by-pass surgery.
Another method constitutes the unblocking of the concerned
blood vessel through a catheter-based procedure where a
stent is placed in the artery to ensure that it remains
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Our goal is to design a manufacturable drug-eluting stent that will
not instigate cell proliferation in the blood vessels and that will
be able to successfully carry out local drug delivery, thereby,
preventing restenosis, for an indefinite period of time. Our results
will be applied in the healthcare field, specifically in the
bio-medical device industry, in order to treat and reduce the
symptoms of coronary heart disease.
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