Coronary stents: a materials perspective.

By G. Mani, M. Feldman, Devang N. Patel, C. Agrawal. Biomaterials, 2007

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Recent advances on the development of magnesium alloys for biodegradable implants. (2014, background): “The metal most commonly used for stents is SS316L, which has been approved by the FDA [43].”
The development of binary Mg-Ca alloys for use as biodegradable materials within bone. (2008, background): “However, another case of the implantation of AMS stent into a newborn with severely impaired heart function due to a long segment recoarctation after a complex surgical repair, was not well tolerated [8,10].”
A new look at biomedical Ti-based shape memory alloys. (2012, background): “Indeed, in stenting applications, a high Young’s modulus is necessary to provide suitable resistance to collapse [49].”
Bone regeneration strategies: engineered scaffolds, bioactive molecules and stem cells Current stage and future perspectives (2018, neutral): “In the field of vascular stents, the combination of metallic or polymeric scaffolds and active molecules has already been implemented in clinics since 2003, where the tubular mesh provides a mechanical support and the anti-proliferative drug embedded in a surface coating, acts on the cells in the va”
The effect of laser remelting on the surface chemistry of Ti6al4V components fabricated by selective laser melting (2016, background): “Surface hemistry plays a pivotal role in determining the surface properies of a material (Mani et al., 2007).”