Importance of uniform heparin coating on biopolymers

Artificial Organs

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-211

  Da Luz Moreira, Patrícia ^a   Furdan Wada, Maria Lucia ^a   Novello, Waldyr P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal circulation; Groove areas; Heparin; Heparin coated tubes; Platelet adherence; Uncoated tubes

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COATED TUBES; COMPLEMENT SYSTEMS; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; GROOVE AREA; HEPARIN COATINGS; HEPARIN-COATED TUBE; PLATELET ADHERENCE; PLATELET AGGREGATION; THROMBUS FORMATION; UNCOATED TUBE;

PLATELETS;

BIOPOLYMER; HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THROMBOCYTE ADHESION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; TUBE;

EID: 0033918581     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2000.06530.x     Document Type: Article

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