The development of blood-compatible materials represents a grand challenge in
biomaterials science. Blood is a complex fluid containing many types of living cells …

Just before the turn of this century, physicists were impressed with their abilities to explain
many of the basic laws of the universe mathematically. However, the energy output spectrum …

This perspective on blood-materials interactions is intended to introduce the set of papers
stemming from the symposium,''Devices and Diagnostics in Contact with Blood: Issues in …

The biomaterials community has been unable to accurately assign the term “blood
compatible” to a biomaterial in spite of 50 years of intensive research on the subject. There …

Devices that function in contact with blood are ubiquitous in clinical medicine and
biotechnology. These devices include vascular grafts, coronary stents, heart valves …

Following protein adsorption/activation which is the first step after the contact of material
surfaces and whole blood (part 2), fibrinogen is converted to fibrin and platelets become …

Biomedical devices in the blood flow disturb the fine-tuned balance of pro-and anti-
coagulant factors in blood and vessel wall. Numerous technologies have been suggested to …

Biomaterials with excellent blood‐compatibility are needed for applications in vascular
replacement therapies, such as vascular grafts, heart valves and stents, and in …

The blood coagulation system plays the critical role of maintaining hemostasis in the body
by generating thrombus (ie, a blood clot) to stop the loss of blood when a blood vessel is …

Enables readers to take full advantage of the latest advances in biomaterials and their
applications. Advanced Biomaterials: Fundamentals, Processing, and Applications reviews …