Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

A Pint of Hope: Developing a Shelf-Stable Blood Substitute

Johns Hopkins APL researchers are investigating the viability and scalability of shelf-stable, freeze-dried red blood cells.
University of California, San Francisco

Freeze-Dried Platelet Product Slows Swelling and Bleeding In TBI

Freeze-dried human platelets could be used as a "molecular tourniquet" for brain bleeds in the minutes to hours after a ...

First-ever freeze-dried artificial platelets are shelf-stable and portable—a major advance for field medicine

Platelets, which allow blood to clot, can save patients in danger of bleeding to death from traumatic injuries. But donated ...
WHYY

A race to create artificial blood: Baltimore lab leads efforts to reshape trauma and wound care

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. In a small, windowless lab room, the temperature reads a ...

What is shelf-stable synthetic blood? The scientific advancement that could transform battlefield and emergency care

A revolutionary synthetic blood is nearing human trials. This freeze-dried product can be stored for years at room temperature. It can be reconstituted in minutes for transfusions. This innovation ...