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. 2021 Aug 8;13(16):2637. doi: 10.3390/polym13162637

Table 3.

Haemolysis and platelet aggregation measured upon the contact of the blood or platelet-rich plasma with vascular grafts.

Graft Type Haemolysis, %
Median (IQR)
Maximum Platelet Aggregation, %
Median (IQR)
Platelet-rich plasma - 14.61 (13.63–17.72)
PHBV/PCL[VEGF-bFGF-SDF] 0 (0–0) 17.25 (16.30–17.96)
PHBV/PCL[VEGF-bFGF-SDF]Hep/Ilo 0.36 (0.36–0.36) ** 8.22 (8.13–8.78) *
ePTFE 0.33 (0.21–2.40) ** 22.74 (22.45–24.52)

PHBV/PCL—poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), PCL—poly(ε-caprolactone), [VEGF-bFGF-SDF]—combination of vascular endothelial growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor and stromal cell-derived factor 1α, Hep/Ilo—modification with heparin and iloprost, ePTFE—expanded poly(tetrafluoroethylene), IQR—interquartile range. * p < 0.05 compared with platelet-rich plasma, PHBV/PCL[VEGF-bFGF-SDF] and ePTFE grafts, ** p < 0.05 compared with platelet-rich plasma and PHBV/PCL[VEGF-bFGF-SDF] grafts.