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Filtering by: Creator DiCarlo, David A. Non-Academic Affiliation Oregon State University. Honors College Subject Adsorption

Bioactive and Biocompatible Coatings for Endotoxin Capture in Treatment of Sepsis

Creator:

Su, Jonathan

Abstract:

Sepsis is a blood infection caused by circulating pathogens and cell wall fragments that affects over 1 million patients per year in the United States. When bacterial cell membranes are lysed by antibiotics, cell wall fragments containing lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are released. As a result, the capture of LPS is critical...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis

Full Text:

A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial