When blood is donated, it is rarely used as whole blood. Instead, blood banks separate it into different components so that ...

Transfusion Alter Transfusion Med. 2008;10(3):92-101. The initial storage temperature of whole blood determines which components can be produced from it (Figure 1). Because platelet function rapidly ...

A practice once driven by hopes of restoring life and vitality is now a high-precision therapy where every unit of blood must be matched, tested, and traced.

Safe blood practices go beyond technology and laboratory testing. They require a culture of quality, vigilance, continuous ...

Our blood supply reaches hospitals across the country through a centralised, nationwide network primarily managed by the ...

Does the blood we thought to know so well contain elements that had been undetectable until now? The answer is yes, according to a team of researchers from Inserm, Université de Montpellier and the ...

A key diagnostic step in disease detection is analyzing blood components. Accurate separation of blood cells from plasma, which holds proteins and other constituents, is crucial in many assays. First ...

Blood separation is the dividing of whole blood into its various components. Whole blood is often isolated for therapeutic and diagnostic reasons, including research. For this to be achieved, ...

Cerus Corporation (Nasdaq: CERS) announced today a company-sponsored lunch symposium and a selection of abstracts at the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) 39 th International ISBT ...

Does the blood we thought to know so well contain elements that had been undetectable until now? The answer is yes, according to a team of researchers which has revealed the presence of whole ...