date:Dec 21, 2012
cation would be preventing the rupture of blood vessel plaque. When a plaque ruptures, the resulting clot can block blood flow to the heart (triggering a heart attack) or the brain (triggering a stroke). Mice treated with a combination of the gel and an anti-inflammatory steroid had more stable plaque than a control group of untreated mice.
By mimicking the mussels ability to cling to objects, we created a substance that stays in place in a very dynamic environment with high flow velocities, s