Medical devices having vapor deposited nanoporous coatings for controlled therapeutic agent delivery
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1. A medical device comprising (a) an underlying region that comprises a therapeutic agent and (b) a vapor deposited nanoporous coating over said underlying region, said vapor deposited nanoporous coating regulating the release of said therapeutic agent from said medical device when placed into a subject.
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The present invention is directed to medical devices which comprise the following: (a) an underlying region that comprises a therapeutic agent and (b) a vapor deposited nanoporous coating (e.g., a polymeric, ceramic or metallic nanoporous coating) over the underlying region, which regulates the release of the therapeutic agent from the medical device when it is placed into a subject.
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- 1. A medical device comprising (a) an underlying region that comprises a therapeutic agent and (b) a vapor deposited nanoporous coating over said underlying region, said vapor deposited nanoporous coating regulating the release of said therapeutic agent from said medical device when placed into a subject.
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