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Plasma Process. Polym. 9∕2013
Author(s) -
ContrerasGarcía Angel,
Merhi Yahye,
Ruiz JuanCarlos,
Wertheimer Michael R.,
Hoemann Caroline D.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.201370025
Subject(s) - thromboelastography , ultimate tensile strength , materials science , polymer , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , composite material , methacrylate , coagulation , kinetics , plasma , copolymer , physics , engineering , psychology , quantum mechanics , psychiatry
Cover: Thromboelastography (TEG) measures the clot time and tensile strength of blood samples. TEG cups and pins were modified with 4 distinct PECVD coatings to analyze mechanisms of blood plasma coagulation through the contact pathway. Only carboxylated anionic surfaces produced a faster and highly controlled clot kinetics compared to the bare commercial Cyrolite® methacrylate polymer. Further details can be found in the article by Caroline Hoemann et. al. on page 817 .