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. 2017 Apr 26;7:1173. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01214-4

Table 2.

Average degradation rates of Mg-based helical stent under in vitro.

Static immersion Dynamic artificial vascular bioreactor*
Expansion rate (%) 0 0 ~58.8 ~98.5
Degradation rate (mm/y) 0.99 ± 0.20 2.44 ± 0.45 1.62 ± 0.17 1.64 ± 0.39

*Flow rate (mL/min) was operated according to the wall shear stress of 0.68 Pa.