Royal Society of Chemistry, Journal of Materials Chemistry B: Materials for biology and medicine, 44(3), p. 8623-8628
DOI: 10.1039/c5tb01582k
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PVC is derivatized with an ultrathin MEG coating with remarkable antithrombogenicity. Assessed upon exposure to fluorescently-labelled human blood, at various shear rates and contact periods, platelet aggregation/clotting coverage is reduced by >95–99% for coatedvs. bare PVC surfaces.