Evaluating Whole Blood Clotting in vitro on Biomaterial Surfaces
Authors: Roberta M Sabino and
Ketul C Popat,
date: 02/05/2020,
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[Abstract] Biomaterial-associated thrombosis is still a major concern for blood-contacting implants. After the medical device is implanted and comes in contact with blood, several complex reactions occur, which may lead to thrombus formation and failure of the device. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate the biomaterial interaction with the whole blood. ...
Vascular Permeability Assay in Human Coronary and Mouse Brachiocephalic Arteries
Authors: Liang Guo,
Raquel Fernandez,
Atsushi Sakamoto,
Anne Cornelissen,
Ka Hyun Paek,
Parker J. Lee,
Leah M. Weinstein,
Carlos J. Collado-Rivera,
Emanuel Harari,
Robert Kutys,
Torie S. Samuda,
Nicole A. Singer,
Matthew D. Kutyna,
Frank D. Kolodgie,
Renu Virmani and
Aloke V. Finn,
date: 10/20/2018,
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[Abstract] Coronary artery disease remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Previous work, including ours, has focused on the role of intraplaque hemorrhage, particularly from immature microvessel angiogenesis, as an important contributor to plaque progression via increases in vascular permeability leading to further intraplaque hemorrhage, ...
Ex vivo Model of Human Aortic Valve Bacterial Colonization
[Abstract] The interaction of pathogens with host tissues is a key step towards successful colonization and establishment of an infection. During bacteremia, pathogens can virtually reach all organs in the human body (e.g., heart, kidney, spleen) but host immunity, blood flow and tissue integrity generally prevents bacterial colonization. Yet, ...