Artificial Platelets at Work (IMAGE)

Case Western Reserve University

Artificial Platelets at Work

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By mimicking the shape, size, flexibility and surface chemistry of real platelets, artificial platelets are pushed out of the main blood flow to vessel walls. There, the surface chemistry enables them to anchor on damaged cells and induce faster clotting at the site.

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Anirban Sen Gupta

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