Anti-platelet and tissue engineering approaches to biomaterial blood compatibilization : how well have these been translated into the clinic?

• Main Authors: Irvine, Scott Alexander., Yun, Xia., Venkatraman, Subbu S.
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95863; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10863
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this article, we provide an update on the various approaches to “blood compatibilization”, and include both passive and active approaches to compatibilizing biomaterials in contact with blood. Broadly speaking, the surface modification approaches involved either repel platelets or attract endothe...