“…31 Both features are important for the application in this article because: (1) the coagulation cascade is an example of a positive dynamical system, with states that are confined to the positive orthant of R n , which is denoted in this article by R + ; and (2) the coagulation process is subject to characteristic nonlinearities that must be compensated for, including an unknown state-dependent power law input delay and input saturation. 27 When coupled with MPC's potential to adapt to uncertainty, 32 such as that arising from patient variability, the technique represents a promising process control approach for TIC treatment. Moreover, MPC use can be extended to coagulopathy disorders beyond TIC, for example, hemophilia, factor V Leiden, von Willebrand disease, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, stroke, sickle cell disease, and coagulation factor deficiencies.…”