In this video, Wyss Institute Founding Director Don Ingber, Core Faculty member Joanna Aizenberg, Staff Scientist Dan Leslie and Postdoctoral Fellow Anna Waterhouse explain how a coating they developed using FDA-approved materials could prevent blood clotting in medical devices without the use of blood thinners.
More information: http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/171/bioinspired-coating-for-medical-devices-repels-blood-and-bacteria