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ArticleBiomacromolecules2016

Adhesion of Blood Clots Can Be Enhanced When Copolymerized with a Macromer That Is Crosslinked by Coagulation Factor XIIIa.

Karen Y T Chan, Chunyi Zhao, Erika M J Siren, Jeanne C Y Chan, Jeffrey Boschman, Christian J Kastrup

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Article in Biomacromolecules, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High-Performance Hydrogels.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  2. Topographic de-adhesion in the viscoelastic limit.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Karen Y T ChanMichael Smith Laboratories and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and ‡Centre for Blood Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Chunyi ZhaoMichael Smith Laboratories and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and ‡Centre for Blood Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Erika M J SirenMichael Smith Laboratories and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and ‡Centre for Blood Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Jeanne C Y ChanMichael Smith Laboratories and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and ‡Centre for Blood Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Jeffrey BoschmanMichael Smith Laboratories and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and ‡Centre for Blood Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Christian J KastrupMichael Smith Laboratories and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and ‡Centre for Blood Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

CIHR 119426-1CIHR 130166-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The adhesion of blood clots to blood vessels, such as through the adhesion of fibrin, is essential in hemostasis. While numerous strategies for initiating clot formation and preventing clot lysis are being developed to create improved hemostatic agents, strategies for enhancing clot adhesion have not been widely explored. Here, we show that adhesion of blood clots can be increased by adding a previously characterized synthetic polymer that is crosslinked by coagulation factor XIIIa during clotting. Addition of the polymer to normal plasma increased the adhesive strength of clots by 2-fold. It also recovered the adhesive strength of nonadhesive fibrinogen-deficient whole blood clots from <0.06 kPa to 1.9 ± 0.14 kPa, which is similar to the adhesive strength of a fibrinogen-rich clot (1.8 ± 0.64 kPa). The polymer also enabled plasma clots to remain adhered under fibrinolytic conditions. By demonstrating that the adhesive strength of clots can be increased with a synthetic material, this provides a potential strategy for creating advanced hemostatic materials, such as treatments for fibrinogen deficiency in trauma-induced coagulopathy.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood CoagulationCross-Linking ReagentsFactor XIIIaFibrinogens, AbnormalHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPlasmaPolymersThrombosisCross-Linking ReagentsFactor XIIIafibrinogen gamma'Fibrinogens, AbnormalPolymers

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PMID27140446
PMCPMC5496764
OpenAlexW2346370268

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