Carnivorous Plant Inspires Anticlotting Medical Devices

15/10/2014 2 min
Carnivorous Plant Inspires Anticlotting Medical Devices

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By copying aspects of the slick surfaces of insect-catching pitcher plants, researchers created tubes that can carry blood without promoting the formation of blood clots or bacterial attachment. Cynthia Graber reports

 
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