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Heparin, a powerful anticoagulant used for the prophylaxis of both surgical and medical thrombosis, was incorporated into a silica xerogel matrix during polycondensation of organic silicate. The influence of various chemical sol–gel parameters (the properties of reaction precursors, catalyst and final moisture content of the gel and heparin concentration) was studied. The release of heparin from the...