When Blood Is Touched

Materials

关键词: blood;    surface;    interface;    biomaterial;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ma2041547

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The development of blood-compatible materials is reviewed. It grew from originally simplistic views of physical requirements such as surface charge and wettability, to endothelial cells seeded onto a biodegradable cast, and tissue engineering. In vitro findings grew from the discovery of one specific protein being adsorbed, to that of sequential protein adsorption with complex implications of platelet and white cell adhesion. The main challenge is still the production of small blood vessels (capillaries).

【 授权许可】

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© 2009 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland.