Tissue factor (TF) is expressed on nonvascular cells and cells within the vessel wall and circulates in blood associated with microparticles. Although blood-borne TF accumulates into the developing thrombus during thrombus formation, the contribution of blood-borne TF and vessel wall TF to thrombin generation in vivo following vessel injury is unknown. To determine the source and role of blood-...

AIM OF THE STUDY To determine plausible associations between liver cirrhosis and circulating endothelial cell-derived microparticles (EMPs), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels and plasma nitric oxide (NO) metabolites. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty patients with cirrhosis and 20 healthy control subjects were enrolled in the study. Circulating EMPs from platelet-poor plasma samples w...

Surface tension is a critical parameter in bubbles and foams, yet it difficult to assess when microparticles are attached at the interface. By considering interaction force between an air–liquid interface microparticles, modified equations for sessile bubble tensiometry can be derived determine surface shape of static microparticle-laden bubbles. A method, which forces considered, was developed...

We describe droplet microfluidic strategies used to fabricate advanced microparticles that are useful structures for the encapsulation and release of actives; these strategies can be further developed to produce microparticles for advanced drug delivery applications. Microfluidics enables exquisite control in the fabrication of polymer vesicles and thermosensitive microgels from single and high...

Abstract. A mathematical model of enzymes inhibition during microparticles formation has been developed. The model is based on radial substrate diffusion through diffusion layer that surrounds microparticle. The inhibition of enzymes was explained by enzyme adsorption on surface of the microparticles and substrate diffusion limitation through the diffusion layer. The diffusion module is depende...

We propose a recycling strategy for tough polymers based on microparticles. The "microparticle-based" concept allows materials without loss of their properties (‘closed-loop’ recycling).