Abstract
The blood compatibility of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-grafted and heparin (Hep) immobilized polyurethanes was investigated using in vitro plasma recalcification time (PRT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), platelet adhesion and activation, and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) adhesion and activation. In the experiment with plasma proteins, the PRT of the polyurethane (PU) surface was prolonged by PEO grafting and further prolonged by heparin immobilization. The APTT was prolonged on PU-Hep, suggesting the binding of immobilized heparin to antithrombin III. The percentage of platelet adhesion on PU was not much different from that on acrylic acid- and PEO-grafted PUs (PU-C, PU-6, PU-33), yet was substantially decreased by heparin immobilization (PU-6-Hep, PU-33-Hep). The release of serotonin from adhering platelets was slightly suppressed on PEO-grafted PUs yet significantly suppressed on heparin-immobilized PUs. In the PBMC experiments, the adhesion and activation of the cells were significantly suppressed on heparin-immobilized PUs, and the amount of interleukin-6 (IL-6) released from PBMCs stimulated with surface-modified PUs decreased with a decrease in PBMC adhesion.
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