Anti-coagulants: Those substances that do not allow blood to coagulate by preventing or postponing it. Taken as medicines, given to the people who have high risk of getting clot. Minimize the chance of facing serious situations of heart attack and strokes. Also called blood thinners. Are of three types: A) Anticoagulants in blood clotting prevention … Read more
Colloids find many applications in our daily life and in industry. Some typical applications of colloids are given below: 1) Food Many constituents of our food are colloidal in nature. For example, milk, starch, proteins, fruit-jellies etc., are colloids. 2) Medicine A large number of medicines and pharmaceuticals preparations are colloidal in nature. Some of … Read more
The blood clots or coagulates within 2-6 minutes if it gets collected in a tube. It changes into semisolid jelly. This phenomenon is called coagulation or clotting. When skin or any other body part is cut, the blood flows out. But it quickly clots and thus stops the blood oozing out. It is called blood … Read more