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Erythromer, a nanoscale bio-synthetic artificial red cell
VJHemOnc Video Journal of Hematological Oncology Published on Dec 16, 2016 Press brief by Allan Doctor, MD of Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, on erythromer (EM), a nanoscale bio-synthetic artificial red cell: proof of concept and In vivo...
Video: Artificial blood cells clear first phase of animal testing
SAN DIEGO | An artificial red blood cell has come close to emulating the key functions of natural cells and does not appear to be associated with the side effects such as vasospasm and poor response to changes in blood pH that hampered the development of previous...
Scientists Are Racing to Create Synthetic Blood in the Wake of Mass Tragedies | VICE.com
The Las Vegas shooting is the latest reminder that human blood isn't enough for massive, unexpected transfusions. Ankita Rao In the aftermath of the Las Vegas mass shooting on Sunday, hundreds of people lined up to give blood at a handful of donation centers in the...
Bioengineering: Doing without donors | Nature
Featured in NATURE 28 SEPTEMBER 2017 | VOL 549 | NATURE Each year, at about 13,000 collection centres worldwide, phlebotomists stick needles in the veins of healthy volunteers and amass in excess of 110 million donations of blood. The volume collected is enough to...
Battlefield to Bedside | Washington University School of Medicine Magazine
High-intensity military medicine spurs innovations for civilians, too. By Rebecca Boyle In a war zone in Afghanistan, a roadside bomb explodes and shrapnel tears through a U.S. soldier. The blast hurls him to the ground, and blood begins to flow from multiple wounds....
MO Researchers Join Hunt For One Of Medicine’s Elusive Quarries: Artificial Blood | KCUR 89.3
Medical researchers have made a lot of progress developing artificial versions of organs like the heart, lungs and kidneys, but one thing has stumped them: artificial blood. Blood is especially hard to recreate because it does so many things, from carrying oxygen to...
The Quest for One of Science’s Holy Grails: Artificial Blood | STAT.com
When red blood cells are poured into the test tubes here in Dr. Allan Doctor’s lab, tiny tools measure the reaction of the rabbit aortas strung up inside, computing if and how strongly the aortas constrict. Doctor and his team are trying to make sure that when they...
The Long Quest To Create Artificial Blood May Soon Be Over | NBC News.com
Blood, blood everywhere — but not a drop when you need it. In the U.S. alone, there are around 17,000 preventable trauma deaths each year due to untreated hemorrhagic shock. Basically, that means someone loses a fatal amount of blood before they can reach the hospital...
How Powdered Blood Could Revolutionize Medicine – Time Magazine
During an emergency, having blood on hand for transfusions is critical. But blood needs proper refrigeration, making on the spot care a difficult task. But what if paramedics were equipped with bags of powdered blood cells that could be combined with water and...
Erythromer: Nanoscale Bio-Synthetic Artificial Red Cell – YouTube.com
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KaloCyte was founded by a distinguished team of researchers in physiology, bioengineering, and trauma care and is poised to deliver ErythroMer, a dried, bio-inspired artificial red blood cell, to market. ErythroMer is envisioned for use when stored red blood cells are unavailable, undesirable or in short supply. KaloCyte is supported by over $20M in federal grants and investor funding.