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The Role of Fibrinogen in Platelet Interaction with Methacrylate Polymers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2011
Abstract
When blood comes in contact with a foreign surface, protein adsorption occurs within seconds and precedes the arrival of blood cells. Since a layer of plasma proteins is laid down on any surface in contact with blood before the platelets arrive, differences in platelet reactivity with different surfaces must result from variations in the nature of the protein-surface interactions. These interactions may vary in terms of which proteins bind to the surfaces, the amounts bound, and the various changes in protein conformation induced by surface contact.
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