Enhanced Blood Compatibility of Metallocene Polyethylene Subjected to Hydrochloric Acid Treatment for Cardiovascular Implants
Figure 6
Platelet adhesion assay of untreated and HCl-treated metallocene polyethylene (). Figure 6(a) indicates the number of platelets adhered on the untreated and 60 min HCl exposed surface and values are expressed as mean ± SD. Differences in the means are significant with . Figure 6(b) shows photomicrograph of untreated and 60 min HCl-treated mPE at 40x magnification.
