Blood Vessels: Problems Arising at the Borders of Natural and Artificial Blood Vessels

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Endothelial Contractility — Its Pros and Cons....Pages 3-4
Biochemistry of the Arterial Wall as Related to Transport, Utilization and De Novo Synthesis of Lipids....Pages 5-10
Capillary Endothelium — The Possible Site of Action of Different Lipolytic Enzymes....Pages 11-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Deposition of Platelets, Fibrin, and Erythrocytes on Arterial Walls in Experimental Animals and Man....Pages 17-20
On the Endoendothelial Fibrin Layer, Fibrin(ogen) Polymerization, and Thrombosis....Pages 21-27
Effect of Physical Factors on Platelet Adhesion to Subendothelium....Pages 29-34
The Role of Platelets in Arterial Thrombosis....Pages 35-37
Experimental Results Relating to the Deposition Hypothesis of Atherosclerosis....Pages 39-42
Thrombocyte Function and Age. Studies with Healthy Volunteers, Diabetics and Patients with Vascular Disease....Pages 43-50
Thrombocyte Energy Processes....Pages 51-55
Fluid-Dynamic Boundary Conditions for Thrombotic Processes in High Shear Environments in vivo....Pages 57-63
Vessel Wall — Blood Flow — Thrombolysis....Pages 65-70
Venous Response to Surgical Trauma....Pages 71-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Flow Dynamics in Human Nailfold Capillaries....Pages 79-81
Cerebral Blood Barriers....Pages 83-87
Quantitative Vessel Wall Permeability in the Venules....Pages 89-94
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
The Instantaneous Velocity Profile in Large Arteries as a Diagnostic Indicator of Abnormalities of the Vessel Wall Surface....Pages 97-103
Blood Viscoelasticity and the Vessel Wall in Pulsatile Flow....Pages 105-111
Experiences with Prosthetic Vascular Grafts....Pages 113-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Interactions of Synthetic and Natural Surfaces with Blood in the Physiological Environment....Pages 117-130
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Synthetic Membranes in Biomedical Engineering....Pages 131-135
Thromboembolic Problems Caused by the Contact between Plastics and Blood Following Cardiac Valve Replacement....Pages 137-141
Electrokinetic Processes on Natural and Artificial Blood Vessels....Pages 143-157
Initial Events at the Blood/Biomaterial Border....Pages 159-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Development of Antithrombogenic Artificial Materials: Theory and Practice....Pages 165-172
Interaction of Proteins with the Surface of Artificial Materials....Pages 173-176
Model of an Antithrombogenic Surface of a Solid....Pages 177-181