Feasibility study for the investigation of Nitinol self-expanding stents by neutron techniques

► Neutron techniques can contribute to develop Nitinol self-expanding artery stents. ► Neutrons investigations can help avoiding wear and fracture events in Nitinol stents. ► Neutron techniques can yield trends adoptable in monitoring of Nitinol stent features. ► SANS is able to perform a micro- and nano-scale characterization of Nitinol stents. ► Neutron Diffraction helps assessing stresses due to the exercise in Nitinol stents.