Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a large group of chemicals (>4000) in which carbon-hydrogen bonds are replaced, fully or in part, by carbon-fluorine bonds.1 They can be found in ...

Nanoparticle interactions with the blood coagulation system can be beneficial or adverse depending on the intended use of a nanomaterial. Nanoparticles can be engineered to be procoagulant or to ...

It is a secondary process set off by an underlying disease state that results in an imbalance of the coagulation system and the fibrinolytic system. This disruption in hemostasis leads to ...

The human complement system is a complex defense system that helps protect the body from pathogens. Similar to the coagulation system, the complement system consists of a cascade of proteases that ...