Unravelling the potential of nitric acid as a surface modifier for improving the hemocompatibility of metallocene polyethylene for blood contacting devices

Design of blood compatible surfaces is obligatory to minimize platelet surface interactions and improve the thromboresistance of foreign surfaces when they are utilized as biomaterials particularly for blood contacting devices. Pure metallocene polyethylene (mPE) and nitric acid (HNO3) treated mPE a...

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Main Authors: Muthu Vignesh Vellayappan, Saravana Kumar Jaganathan, Ida Idayu Muhamad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1388.pdf