BLOOD COMPATIBLE ELASTOMERS AND DEVICES

The development of blood compatible materials has evolved through the understanding of the importance of modulus matching of the implants ma terial with human tissue, through surface chemistry adaptation to tiss ue engineering. Analytical techniques involving labeling and spectrosc opy have led to a better understanding of protein adsorption behavior which is considered as the initial event for trombos formation. Signif icant success in prolonging in vivo times for implants has been the re sult However the complexity of the human defense system and of human b ody parts still prevents us from making totally blood compatible impla nts.