A synthetic hemoglobin —based blood substitute would be invaluable in situations where donated blood supplies run low.

A synthetic hemoglobin —based blood substitute would be invaluable in situations where donated blood supplies run low. In early substitutes, the hemoglobin molecule was genetically modified to improve its affinity for oxygen. Modified hemoglobin is dried with sodium chloride (1.0 wt%) and potassium phosphate (1.0 wt%). The dried hemoglobin solution is combined with a solid […]

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