Biodegradable　stents　can　support　vessels　for　an　extended　period,　maintain　vascular　patency,　and　progressively　degrade　once　vascular　remodeling　is　completed,　thereby　reducing　the　constraints　of　traditional　metal　stents.　An　ideal　degradable　stent　must　have　good　mechanical　properties,　degradation　behavior,　and　biocompatibility.　Zinc　has　become　a　new　type　of　biodegradable　metal　after　magnesium　and　iron,　owing　to　its　suitable　degradation　rate　and　good　biocompatibility.　However,　zinc＇s　poor　strength　and　ductility　make　it　unsuitable　as　a　vascular　stent　material.　Therefore,　this　paper　reviewed　the　primary　methods　for　improving　the　overall　properties　of　zinc.　By　discussing　the　mechanical　properties,　degradation　behavior,　and　biocompatibility　of　various　improvement　strategies,　we　found　that　alloying　is　the　most　common,　simple,　and　effective　method　to　improve　mechanical　properties.　Deformation　processing　can　further　improve　the　mechanical　properties　by　changing　the　microstructures　of　zinc　alloys.　Surface　modification　is　an　important　means　to　improve　the　biological　activity,　blood　compatibility　and　corrosion　resistance　of　zinc　alloys.　Meanwhile,　structural　design　can　not　only　improve　the　mechanical　properties　of　the　vascular　stents,　but　also　endow　the　stents　with　special　properties　such　as　negative　Poisson　＇s　ratio.　Manufacturing　zinc　alloys　with　excellent　degradation　properties,　improved　mechanical　properties　and　strong　biocompatibility　and　exploring　their　mechanism　of　interaction　with　the　human　body　remain　areas　for　future　research.