| abstract |
Coated implantable medical devices where the surface can be both hydrophobic and oleophobic. Device such as catheter, vascular graft, cardiac pacer lead, heart diaphragm suture, needle, angioplasty device, artificial joint heart valve, neurological stimulators or drug pump, stents with biofilm, sirolimus-eluting stent, paclitaxel-eluting stent and device reducing thrombosis. Repellent coating such as calixarenes and resorcarene can be used. |