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Author(s):: CUI Chaoqiang1; ZHANG Yaoming2; GUO Tingting1; QU Ruisheng1; HE Wenyang1; ZHOU Yanyi1; ZHOU Dong1; 1. Department of Vascular Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730030, China 2. Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730030, China

Keywords:: Keywords: biodegradable polymer endovascular treatment biocompatibility review

Abstract:: Recently, biodegradable polymers have been widely used in the biomedical field, especially in endovascular therapy, for its good biocompatibility and designable degradation time, which has attracted the attentions of researchers and clinicians. Herein the advances in application of biodegradable polymers in vascular scaffolds, inferior vena cava filters, and other intraluminal applications are reviewed, and the existing defects of biodegradable polymers are also described. Currently, most of the researches are still in the laboratory stage, and there are very few biodegradable polymer products on the market that can be used in the vascular lumens. Therefore, the related techniques and future research directions of biodegradable polymers are put forward. With the development of manufacturing technology and new materials, the bright prospect of biodegradable polymers in the medicine field can be expected.