Mechanical properties and antithrombogenecity of blend membrane of silk fibroin

Yin Tang, Chuanbao Cao*, Xilan Ma, Jinghua Li, Hesun Zhu

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Abstract

The silk fibroin blend membranes were prepared by adding a small amount of poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and heparin. By controlling the preparation conditions, the tensile strength and elongation at break reached to 8.86 MPa and 231.8%, respectively. Meanwhile the in vitro antithrombogenecity significant increased. The clot times (APTT, TT and PT) all exceeded the measurement limit of clot detection instrument. It is expectable using these natural materials to prepare small caliber vessel.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)445-448
Number of pages4
JournalKey Engineering Materials
Volume288-289
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Keywords

  • Clot time
  • Heparin
  • Mechanical properties
  • Poly (vinyl alcohol)
  • Silk fibroin

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