Table A1.

Comparison of the Advantages of Vascular Stents.

Types of Stent	Advantages	Disadvantages
L-shaped bridge		Axial stiffness and flexibility [99]
N-shaped bridge		Axial flexibility [92]
Un/symmetrical N-shaped bridge	Axial flexibility [92]
S-shaped bridge	Axial flexibility [101]
symmetrical V-shaped bridge stent		Torsional performance [92]
unsymmetrical V-shaped bridge	Axial flexibility [92]
W-shaped bridge	Bending stiffness [104]
WD-shaped bridge		Axial flexibility [104]
JS-shaped bridge	Bending stiffness No axial foreshortening [102,103]	Radial strength [102,103]
CCS-shaped bridge	Radial strength No axial foreshortening [102,103]
OCS-shaped bridge	Radial strength Bending stiffness No axial foreshortening [102,103]
Diamond		Axial flexibility Axial foreshortening Radial recoil Radial stiffness [96,110,124]
Auxetic	Radial stiffness Elastic recoil No axial foreshortening [110,111,115]
Hybrid A	Radial stiffness Elastic recoil No axial foreshortening [96]
Hybrid B	Elastic recoil No axial foreshortening [96]	Radial stiffness [96]
Chevron	Elastic recoil No axial foreshortening [96]	Radial stiffness [96]
Non-uniform Poisson’s ratio stent	Axial flexibility Radial stiffness Elastic recoil [124] No axial foreshortening