Abstract: | The thromboresistant properties of hydrophilic gels based on copolymers of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic vinyl compounds with vinyl monomers were investigated. The hydrophilic gels were shown to prevent adsorption of fibrinogen, activation of procoagulants, and adhesion of platelets. Hydrogen surfaces possess selective affinity for plasma albumin. The authors consider that the thromboresistant effect of hydrophilic gels is due to the competitive action of plasma albumin. Modification of hydrophilic gels increases their thromboresistant properties.Laboratory of Thromboresistant Materials, Institute of Transplantation of Organs and Tissues, Ministry of Health of the USSR, Moscow. (Presented by Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR A. M. Chernukh.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 89, No. 3, pp. 296–298, March, 1980. |