The quantitative analyses were measured using flow cytometry.
Blood gas analyses were measured using a standard blood gas oximetry system (ABL 625; Radiometer, Copenhagen, Denmark) with a co-oximeter.
Blood gas analyses and urine sodium analyses were measured using a standard blood gas oximetry system (ABL 625; Radiometer, Copenhagen, Denmark) with a co-oximeter.
Band intensities in northern blot analyses were measured using a Bio-Rad Discovery Series Quantity One® image analyzer and software (Bio-Rad,Hercules,CA).
Heterogeneity in all meta-analyses was measured using I, which indicates the proportion of variation in effect estimates across trials that is due to heterogeneity rather than sampling error [ 44].
Surface chemistry was analysed by XPS and surface wettability was measured using the sessile drop method.
Analyses of associations were measured using Spearman rank correlation.
Beside routine analyses, analyses of serum YKL-40 were measured using ELISA method (Quidel, USA).
Images were analysed and cell parameters were measured using the IPLab Spectrum 3.9 software (Scanalytics & BD Biosciences) or Image J. Live cells were observed in their culture medium and images for movies were acquired as described [27].
The thermal analyses of the prepared terpolymers were measured using thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis.
