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[Assessment of the plasma phase of coagulation in platelet-rich plasma after passage through a special polyester
E Cenni1, C R Arciola, G Ciapetti
1Laboratorio di Biocompatibilità dei Materiali da Impianto, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna.
Minerva Medica
|November 1, 1993
Abstract:
The authors have examined the alterations in the coagulation pathway of plasma filtered through a polyester filter coated by a hydrophilic polymer. The activation of the coagulation pathway was evaluated by measuring prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, coagulation factors and fibrinopeptide A. The results obtained demonstrate that the examined filter does not induce significative activation of the coagulation pathway.