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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"blood-contacting devices"”.
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Improving blood compatibility of surfaces using tanfloc and carboxymethyl-kappa-carrageenan polyelectrolyte multilayers
Blood-contacting medical devices are indispensable in modern medicine but often cause complications like thrombosis, infections, and undesirable cellular responses. This research addresses these challenges through surface modifications using bio-derived polymers and nanoscale topographies. The …
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The Development of a Computational Model of Thrombosis in Hemodialysis Catheters
… limits the usefulness and safety of blood-contacting devices such as hemodialysis catheters. Computer simulation of TE can provide understanding of the process and can facilitate the design of more effective devices. Previous work conducted at BYU successfully modeled TE in a simple, …
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Improving Biocompatibility By Controlling Protein Adsorption: Modification And Design Of Biomaterials Using Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Microgels And Microspheres
… biomaterial surfaces and biological fluids. For blood-contacting devices, biological responses are initially elicited and directed by proteins that adsorb from this multicomponent solution to form thin films on their surfaces. The identity, conformation, and quantity of adsorbed proteins are …
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Leukocyte Response to Elastin-Like Polypeptide Coatings
… be one of the least thrombogenic components of blood vessels, and its purified and recombinant forms have shown reduced thrombogenicity in both in vitro and in vivo models. Biomaterial coatings of elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) recombinantly produced in the Woodhouse laboratory showed reduced …