Abstract
The method developed to evaluate the hemocompatibility of artificial materials involves the determination of thromboxane production during the clotting of rabbit blood, in test tubes of different materials.
The concentration of serum TXB2 obtained after incubation of whole blood in glass test tubes, for 40 min at 37°C, averaged 416.8 ± 23.3 ng/ml (mean ± SE). Polymethylpentene, recognised as having a relatively poor blood compatibility, elicited 309.5 ± 17.2 ng/ml of serum TXB2, while silicone and Avcothane, considered of better hemocompatibility, showed thromboxane levels of 276.2 ± 28.2 and 222.9 ± 31.5 ng/ml, respectively. These values validate the usefulness of the proposed method as a preliminary in vitro screening test of artificial materials intended for biomedical application.
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