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ReviewComputational and structural biotechnology journal2025

Computational modeling of drug-eluting balloons in peripheral artery disease: Mechanisms, optimization, and translational insights.

Mohammed A AboArab, Vassiliki T Potsika, Dimitrios S Pleouras, Dimitrios I Fotiadis

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Mohammed A AboArabUnit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina GR45110, Greece.
Vassiliki T PotsikaUnit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina GR45110, Greece.
Dimitrios S PleourasUnit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina GR45110, Greece.
Dimitrios I FotiadisUnit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina GR45110, Greece.

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Abstract

Drug-eluting balloons (DEBs) represent a promising alternative to stent-based interventions for peripheral artery disease (PAD), and their therapeutic efficacy is dependent on optimizing drug transfer, mechanical deployment, and vessel-wall interactions. This review synthesizes current advancements in computational modeling; systematically analyzes studies identified through comprehensive ScienceDirect, Scopus, and PubMed (2015-2025) searches; and selects them according to PRISMA guidelines. Key strategies, including computational fluid dynamics (CFD), finite element analysis (FEA), fluid-structure interaction (FSI), and machine learning (ML), are critically examined to elucidate how drug kinetics, coating stability, and mechanical stress govern therapeutic outcomes. CFD-based mass transfer models capture flow-driven drug dispersion and washout dynamics, whereas FEA links balloon mechanics, plaque morphology, and drug penetration efficiency. FSI frameworks provide insight into the coupled effects of wall deformation and hemodynamics, identifying high-risk regions of drug underdelivery. ML-driven surrogates and physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) enable real-time, patient-specific predictions with computational accelerations exceeding 600 × while maintaining less than 2 % deviation from high-fidelity solvers. Persistent challenges include anatomical simplifications, limited

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Computational ModelingDrug Delivery OptimizationDrug-Eluting Balloons (DEBs)Multiphysics SimulationPatient-Specific ModelingPeripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

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