Platelet aggregation induced by ultrasound under specialized conditions in vitro

Science. 1979 Aug 3;205(4405):505-7. doi: 10.1126/science.451616.

Abstract

Human platelets were induced by 2.1-megahertz ultrasound to form aggregates around gas-filled pores in membranes immersed in platelet-rich plasma. The spatial peak intensities required were only about 16 to 32 milliwatts per square centimeter. Ultrasound generated by a medical Doppler device, whose intensity exceeded this, induced aggregate formation under the same conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Blood Platelets / radiation effects
  • Blood Platelets / ultrastructure*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Platelet Aggregation / radiation effects*
  • Ultrasonics*