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Chapter and Conference Paper
Evaluation of cytoplasmic free calcium levels in platelets interacting with polymer surfaces
A quantitative evaluation of platelet activation on polymer surfaces was demonstrated, i.e., direct measurement of cytoplasmic free calcium concentration in platelets in contact with polystyrene latex particle...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Activation of platelets on well-defined microdomain structures
We have already reported that block copolymers composed of hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) and styrene (St), having hydrophilic/hydrophobic microdomain structures, demonstrated excellent nonthrombogenicity. In...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Retrieval analyses of U-100 Total Artificial Heart blood-contacting surface
This paper deals with retrieval analyses of the Utah-100 (U-100) total artificial heart (TAH). Thrombus formation, cell adhesion and activation, mineralization, and adsorbed protein layers have been investigat...