abstract |
A stent has a body and a surface with at least a portion of the surface comprising metal with a coating thereon. The coating is selected from the group consisting of thiols and disulfides and combinations thereof. The thiols are of the form R—SH and the disulfide of the form R—S—S—R″ where R is an alkyl group and R″ is an alkyl group. The metal is selected from the group consisting of noble metals, silver and copper. |