Issue 22, 2023

Commercial and novel anticoagulant ECMO coatings: a review

Abstract

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an invasive and last-resort treatment for circulatory and respiratory failure. Prolonged ECMO support can disrupt the coagulation and anticoagulation systems in a patient, leading to adverse consequences, such as bleeding and thrombosis. To address this problem, anticoagulation coatings have been developed for use in ECMO circuits. This article reviews commonly used commercial and novel anticoagulant coatings developed in recent years and proposes a new classification of coatings based on the current state. While commercial coatings have been used clinically for decades, this review focuses on comparing the effectiveness and stability of coatings to support clinical selections. Furthermore, novel anticoagulation coatings often involve complex mechanisms and elaborate design strategies, and this review summarises representative studies on mainstream anticoagulation coatings to provide a point of reference for future studies.

Graphical abstract: Commercial and novel anticoagulant ECMO coatings: a review

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
05 3 2023
Accepted
08 5 2023
First published
09 5 2023

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023,11, 4832-4841

Commercial and novel anticoagulant ECMO coatings: a review

C. Zhao, K. Sheng, T. Bao, T. Shi, P. Liu, Y. Yan and X. Zheng, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023, 11, 4832 DOI: 10.1039/D3TB00471F

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