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    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...

    Nobuhiko Yui, Kazunori Kataoka, Teruo Okano, Yasuhisa Sakurai in Artificial Heart 3 (1991)

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    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...

    Ken Suzuki, Teruo Okano, Yasuhisa Sakurai, Sung Wan Kim in Artificial Heart 3 (1991)

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    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...

    Chisato Nojiri, Don B. Olsen, Teruo Okano, Harvey A. Jacobs in Artificial Heart 3 (1991)