An apparatus and method related to a drug eluting stent with improved adhesion between a drug excipient coating and a stent substrate is described. In one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a stent substrate formed of a metal and/or a polymer and having a surface modified by...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US20080058921?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20080058921 - IMPROVED ADHESION OF A POLYMERIC COATING OF A DRUG ELUTING STENT
