Hemocompatibility of Superhemophobic Titania Surfaces.

Movafaghi, Sanli; Leszczak, Victoria; Wang, Wei; Sorkin, Jonathan A; Dasi, Lakshmi P; Popat, Ketul C; Kota, Arun K · Adv Healthc Mater · 2017

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The hemocompatibility of superhemophobic surfaces is investigated and compared with that of hemophobic surfaces and hemophilic surfaces. This analysis indicates that only those superhemophobic surfaces with a robust Cassie-Baxter state display significantly lower platelet adhesion and activation. It is envisioned that the understanding gained through this work will lead to the fabrication of improved hemocompatible, superhemophobic medical implants.

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