ABSTRACT
CONTENTS 11.1 Historical .....................................................................................................159
11.1.1 Synthetic Polymers........................................................................160 11.1.2 Natural Polymers ..........................................................................161
11.2 Evolution and Status.................................................................................162 11.2.1 Nonabsorbable and Absorbable Polymers................................162 11.2.2 Synthetic and Natural Polymers ................................................162 11.2.3 Scaffold Design ..............................................................................164
