Artificial blood.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 295 ·No. 5557 ·2002-02-08 ·Pages 1002-5

Squires JE

Abstract

Blood substitutes are under development for transfusion in place of donor blood during emergencies and lengthy surgeries. The first generation of blood substitutes is currently in clinical trials.

MeSH Terms

Animals Blood Donors Blood Substitutes/adverse effects,metabolism,therapeutic use Blood-Borne Pathogens Cattle Clinical Trials as Topic Emulsions Fluorocarbons/chemistry,metabolism,therapeutic use Hemoglobins/adverse effects,chemistry,metabolism,therapeutic use Humans Kidney/metabolism Oxygen/metabolism Oxyhemoglobins/chemistry,metabolism Partial Pressure Risk Factors Transfusion Reaction

Chemicals

Blood Substitutes Emulsions Fluorocarbons Hemoglobins Oxyhemoglobins polyhemoglobin Oxygen

Authors & Affiliations

1 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Squires Jerry E

American Red Cross Biomedical Services, Arlington, VA 22307, USA. squiresj@usa.redcross.org

Article Info

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Abbr.

Science

ISSN

1095-9203

DOI

10.1126/science.1068443

squiresj@usa.redcross.org

Published

2002-02-08

Pages

1002-5

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0404511

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.1068443 View journal details

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