Selective albumin-binding surfaces modified with a thrombin-inhibiting peptide

Blood-contacting medical devices have been associated with severe clinical complications, such as thrombus formation, triggered by the activation of the coagulation cascade due to the adsorption of certain plasma proteins on the surface of biomaterials. Hence, the coating of such surfaces with antit...

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Main Author: Sidonio C Freitas (author)
Other Authors: Silvia Maia (author), Ana C Figueiredo (author), Paula Gomes (author), Pedro J B Pereira (author), Mario A Barbosa (author), Cristina C L Martins (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/82161
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/82161