ANTIPROLIFERATIVE SURFACE MODIFICATIONS AND METHODS OF USE

摘要

This invention is in the field of medicinal intervention. The present invention relates to a device constructed from metals, polymers or other materials that are amenable to precise surface modifications and coupling with erodible agents methods for its use, wherein (1) the erodible agents, which contain active ingredients (medications), provide for acute control of cellular proliferation and (2) a pattered surface having milli, micron, and/or nano-sized micro-patterning characteristics imparts anti-proliferative properties over the long-term.