Bioinspired Approaches to Engineer Antithrombogenic Medical Devices for Vascular Intervention

• Published in: Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 797 - 812
• Main Authors: Hong (홍준기), Jun Ki, Waterhouse, Anna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.06.2023
• Subjects: Blood Coagulation; Fibrinolytic Agents - adverse effects; Humans; Thrombosis - etiology; Thrombosis - prevention & control; biomimetic materials; thrombosis; inventions; biomedical technology; biocompatible materials; technology assessment, biomedical; embolism
• ISSN: 1079-5642; 1524-4636; 1524-4636
• DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.122.318238

Medical devices form a critical component of health care systems for treating and maintaining patient health. However, devices exposed to blood are prone to blood clotting (thrombosis) and bleeding complications leading to device occlusion, device failure, embolism and stroke, and increased morbidit...