Platelet substitutes are a new class of artificial ... Washington, DC, U.S. General Accounting Office (1997). Levi, M. et al. Fibrinogen–coated albumin microcapsules reduce bleeding in severely ...

Platelets Convert fibrinogen to fibrin. Fibrin forms a mesh that traps blood. Important in blood clotting and scab formation. Cell fragments (very small).

GP IIb-IIIa – its inhibition by abciximab, tirofiban or eptifibatide prevents aggregation of previously activated platelets; Thrombin receptor – protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR-1 ...