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Figure 5

From: The use of scanning electron microscopy and fixation methods to evaluate the interaction of blood with the surfaces of medical devices

Figure 5

Biological structures attached to the medical device surface. (A) A cluster of activated platelets (left) and deformed erythrocytes (right) in a sample fixed according to variant 6, magnification 3700×. (B) A network of fibrin fibres fixed between sections of a surgical mesh with attached erythrocytes and platelets (variant 11), magnification 1300×. (C) Fibrin fibres with erythrocytes and platelets on the surface of a surgical mesh (variant 15), magnification 1300×. (D) Filaments of a surgical mesh (variant 18), magnification 65×. (E) An activated platelet with prominent filopodia on the surface of a surgical mesh (variant 25), magnification 11,000×. (F) A fibrin fibre attached to the mesh surface (variant 25), magnification 170×.

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