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Antithrombin activity of lepirudin adsorbed to silicone (polydimethylsiloxane) tubing

Thrombosis Research, ISSN: 0049-3848, Vol: 112, Issue: 1, Page: 111-115
2003
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    9
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      9
  • Captures
    10

Article Description

Because venous access devices are associated with thrombosis, attempts have been made to make the catheter material less thrombogenic. We have found that the protein anticoagulant lepirudin readily adsorbs to silicone tubing and retains some anti-thrombin activity that is not removed by washing with saline buffer or immersion in whole blood. Therefore, lepirudin treatment of silicone catheters may render them thromboresistant and should be tested in animal models.

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