Current Issues in Blood Substitute Research and Development-1995.

Abstract

Although a substitute for human red cells has been sought for more than a century, still no product is available to patients. Until the early 1980's, research and development in this area was relegated to rather obscure academic efforts, but AIDS suddenly brought new focus to the effort when its transmission by blood transfusion was shown clearly. Although blood is now extensively tested for the AIDS (HIV) virus, research on red cell substitutes has shown tremendous potential application for these products, and development continues at an unprecedented pace. In fact, a number of products are currently in human clinical trials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA299748

Entities

People

  • Robert M. Winslow

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood Substitutes
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Immunology
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.