The updated pharmacopoeia introduces monographs for blood and blood components to improve safety, quality and regulatory ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Despite advances in robotic surgery, blood donation remains essential because blood cannot be manufactured and continues to ...

The Indian Pharmacopoeia 2026 has established the world's first exclusive standards for blood and blood components, enhancing ...

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 ...