@unpublished{ThausHofrichterLubnowetal., author = {Thaus, Christopher and Hofrichter, Elena and Lubnow, Matthias and Krenkel, Lars and Lehle, Karla}, title = {Hemocompatibility of Membrane Lung Components from Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation with Different Antithrombogenic Coatings}, doi = {10.20944/preprints202412.0615.v1}, pages = {1 -- 11}, abstract = {Thrombus formation within extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) devices remained a critical complication. One reason seems to be the contact of blood with large artificial surfaces within the membrane lung (ML). The aim was to test the hemocompatibility of different na{\"i}ve ECMO materials. Blood and platelets from five healthy volunteers were incubated with gas exchange (GF) and heat exchange fibers (HE) from four different commercial available new MLs representing different antithrombogenic coatings. Adherent platelets were stained with rhodamine-phalloidin. Surface coverage was quantified with ImageJ. Non-adherent platelets were stained with antibodies (CD62P, PAC-1, CD61) and fibrinogen to detect platelet activation with flow cytometry. Hemolysis of red blood cells after material contact was detected. All ECMO-materials were non-hemolytic and did not induce platelet activation. However, platetelet adhesion (median (IQR)) was significantly elevated on uncoated GFs made of polymethylpentene (GF-PMP; 12 (7-19)\%) and on GFs from the Hilite-MLs (GF-Hilite; 13 ((8-19)\%) compared to the other materials. In vitro testing of platelet adhesion disclosed significant differences of ECMO-materials with different antithrombogenic surface coatings. Instead, circulating platelets remained non-activated. ECMO-materials and its coatings were non-hemolytic. Finally, this study confirmed the good hemocompatibility of GFs and HEs from commerciall available MLs.}, language = {en} }