In vivo assessment in sheep of thromboresistant materials by determination of platelet survival.
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation Research
- Vol. 46 (1), 84-90
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.res.46.1.84
Abstract
The thromboresistance of 13 potentially blood-compatible polymers was assessed in sheep by determining survival of 51Cr-labeled platelets. Polymer tubing (120-150 cm x 2.0-2.3 mm i.d.) coiled around the neck was incorporated into the circulation through silicone rubber connectors as a carotid artery-external jugular vein shunt. The mean platelet half-life in control animals ("shunt control") was 78.2 +/- 2.8 (SEM) hours. Eleven of the 13 polymers tested significantly shortened platelet half-life. Polyvinyl chloride (T1/2 = 45.4 +/- 3.0 hours), polyperfluoro ethylene (T1/2 = 47.0 +/-1.6 hours), and a polymethylacrylate (PMA)/acrilonitrile copolymer (T1/2 = 50.7 +/- 7.0 hours) produced the greatest shortening. Only silica-free polydimethyl siloxane (T1/2 = 74.7 +/- 4.9 hours) and PMA (T1/2 = 81.5 +/- 3.4 hours) were indistinguishable from shunt controls. Pretreatment of PMA tubing with autologous plasma in a paired trial significantly increased platelet half-life (P less than 0.05 vs. untreated PMA). This system offers an economical, reproducible, sensitive, and biologically relevant method for assessment of the reactivity of artificial surfaces with platelets.This publication has 24 references indexed in Scilit:
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