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Polymer structure and blood compatibility evaluation - application of an acrylonitrile copolymer
Biomaterials, Medical Devices, and Artificial Organs
|January 1, 1976
Abstract:
An acrylonitrile-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer has been synthesised by a straightforward procedure. The cationic nature of the copolymer permits ready attachement of heparin and reaction of the copolymer with ethylene oxide gas allows a controlled alteration in chemical structure. These featues of the copolymer are discussed with respect to the influence of polymer properties on blood compatibility as exemplified by blood platelet retention.