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Zinc is proposed as an exciting new biomaterial for use in bioabsorbable cardiac stents. Not only is zinc a physiologically relevant metal with behavior that promotes healthy vessels, but it combines the best behaviors of both current bioabsorbable stent materials: iron and magnesium. || P.K. Bowen, J. Drelich, and J. Goldman, Advanced Materials, published online 3-14-13, doi: 10.1002/adma.201300226. This document is an archived preprint of the article that appears on the Advanced Materials website at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201300226/abstract