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Multifrequency acoustics as a probe of mesoscopic blood coagulation dynamics

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Abstract

jats:pCoagulation is a complex enzymatic polymerisation cascade. Disordered coagulation is common in medicine and may be life-threatening yet clinical assays are typically bulky and/or provide an incomplete picture of clot mechanical evolution. We present the adaptation of an in-plane acoustic wave device: quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation at multiple harmonics to determine the time-evolution of mesoscale mechanical properties of clot formation in vitro. This approach is sensitive to changes in surface and bulk clot structure in various models of induced coagulopathy. Furthermore, we are able to show that clot formation at surfaces has different kinetics and mechanical strength to that in the bulk, which may have implications for the design of bioprosthetic materials. The “Multifrequency acoustics” approach thus enables unique capability to portray biological processes concerning blood coagulation.</jats:p>

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Keywords

51 Physical Sciences, Hematology, Bioengineering

Journal Title

Applied Physics Letters

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Journal ISSN

0003-6951
1077-3118

Volume Title

109

Publisher

AIP Publishing
Sponsorship
Funding from the Cambridge University Engineering for Clinical Practice initiative and the Cambridge Trusts is gratefully acknowledged.