Of platelets and aggregometers: personal reminiscences of Gus Born (1921-2018).

This paper recounts the author's personal reminiscences of the late Gustav Born and details some of his major influences on the field of platelet biology and mechanisms of hemostasis. In particular, it focuses on his development of the 'Born aggregometer' and the differences that are seen in the aggregation response to certain stimuli when aggregation is recorded using other techniques such as the impedance method.