60-second Science
Carnivorous Plant Inspires Anticlotting Medical Devices
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:01:19
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Synopsis
By copying aspects of the slick surfaces of insect-catching pitcher plants, researchers created tubes that can carry blood without promoting the formation of blood clots or bacterial attachment. Cynthia Graber reports
