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Mechanical behavior of in vitro blood clots and the implications for acute ischemic stroke treatment.

Sarah JohnsonJuyu ChuehMatthew J GounisRay McCarthyJ Patrick McGarryPeter E McHughMichael Gilvarry
Published in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2019)
A selection of repeatable clot analogues with a range of mechanical properties have been developed for in vitro modeling of acute ischemic stroke. Platelet contraction significantly affects clot volume and microstructure, and in turn clot stiffness. The significant difference in mechanical properties and microstructure, but without an appreciable difference in histology, implies that histological studies of explanted human clots alone may not prove to be predictive of the mechanical behavior of the clots in thrombectomy.
Keyphrases
  • acute ischemic stroke
  • white matter
  • endothelial cells
  • molecular docking
  • multiple sclerosis
  • sensitive detection
  • fluorescent probe
  • combination therapy
  • quantum dots