title: New methods for the investigation of blood-biomaterial interaction.
abstract: Quantitative microscopy with integrated image processing is a useful tool for investigation of the interaction of blood components with biomaterials. We have developed new automated measuring devices suitable for simultaneously characterizing biological cells (size, shape, localization, migration, electrophoresis), synthetic particles (electrophoretic fingerprinting), and dialysis membranes (morphology, electric charge). These techniques are useful for the investigation of cell adherence on biomaterials, localization of cells in membrane filters (Chemotaxis), characterization of the protein adsorption on model systems, detection of cytokines (produced after lymphocyte-biomaterial contact), and estimation of morphological properties and charge distribution in dialysis membranes.
authors.affiliation: Cornell University Medical College, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Ithaca, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schütt
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Thomaneck
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grümmer
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kraeft
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reinholz
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Waldschläger
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000378:metabolism*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D048429:Cell Size / Q000502:physiology; D002633:Chemotaxis; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D004586:Electrophoresis; D006801:Humans; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001798:Blood Proteins; D016207:Cytokines; D008567:Membranes, Artificial