Tetraglyme Plasma Treatment of Polyethylene Tubing Inhibits Platelet Activation: Flow Cytometry Studies

摘要

Tetraglyme coated PE caused a lower degree of activation of the platelets that remained in the bulk phase than PE when blood filled tubes were shaken at 100 rpm, but activation was higher than PE when shaking was done at 200 rpm. To fully understand the significance of these results, it will be necessary to also measure activation of the surface adherent platelet population after exposure to whole blood.