and therefore blood is separated into its components (red cells, platelets and plasma) prior to transfusion. Blood components can be either produced from whole-blood donations or collected ...

What if human blood became a biological weapon? In the United States, DARPA, a military research agency, is working on a project to modify red blood cells to enhance soldiers' performance.

ENFIELD, Conn. — Saint Francis Hospital is partnering with Enfield Emergency Medical Services to allow whole blood to be ...

To separate plasma from blood cells, the team used centrifuging (separation of blood components by density) and sedimentation (separation of particles from a liquid). The plasma was then pooled from a ...

A 2023 Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery study showed that this type of testing cut blood component use by up to 90% and helped save blood for others in need. The cost of blood products also ...

Punjab health and family welfare minister Balbir Singh inaugurated the upgraded blood component separation unit at the civil hospital in Mohali on Monday. He also launched two blood collection and ...