Does a stent rust in the body since it's made of steel? The material that is used to manufacture a stent is a special type of medical grade steel which is a rust proof material. This does not rust inside the body.
Do heart stents corrode?
The bioabsorbable coronary stents will corrode and be absorbed by the artery after completing their task as vascular scaffolding. Research spanning the last two decades has focused on biodegradable polymeric, iron-based, and magnesium-based stent materials.
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