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Microfluidic Flow Chambers Using Reconstituted Blood to Model Hemostasis and Platelet Transfusion In Vitro
Published on: March 19, 2016
[Comparison of thawing of plasma by microwave or water bath: preliminary longitudinal biological study of hemostatic
J C Gris1, M Joussemet, P Bourin
1Centre de Transfusion Sanguine des Armées, Clamart.
Abstract:
Exploration of haemostasis was performed on plasmas thawed in an experimental microwave oven comparatively to a 37 degrees C water bath. Factor VIII:R:Ag, procoagulant and antigenic fibrinogen, and Fg:C/Fg:Ag ratio were found to be significantly, slightly decreased with microwave thawing. Factor VIII:C and VIII:C/VIII:R:Ag ratio were found to be increased with microwaves. Antigenic fractions were decreased because of partial precipitation. In addition, Fibrinogen slightly lost its activity; on the contrary, factor VIIIC was activated by micro-waves. All this allows to select parameters for new experimental microwave ovens development.
