Has anyone read about the new 'Plastic Blood'? I get a variety of articles sent to my email, and I got one that was very interesting indeed. Here is part of the post: May 23 - British scientists have come up with a revolutionary plastic product which could save lives around the world.
A type of artificial blood has been created after five years of research.
Scientists have combined a hollow, square-shaped molecule with iron to monomers that build together in a tree-like structure.
The result is similar to natural haemoglobin in size and shape.
I will post the address of the article here. I would be very interested to see if anyone has heard of this being used in patients that do not take blood transfusions. And its effect.
Thanks, RavenDove_JW
Plastic blood | Video | Reuters.com