Praiseldy Langi Sasongko

64 Chapter 2 Historical RBC trends Trend/Theme Drivers/Factors Definition Example quote Innovations with unspecified/ uncertain effect O2-carrying substitute or other biologicals This sub-code describes substitutes for red cells with the same function of carrying oxygen. I think at the moment, we give people red cells because we need to carry O2, but we might have better ways of carrying O2 in the future. [If we do,] we won’t need whole red cells to do it with a bit of white cell remnants and other people’s plasma and a few platelets hanging around in the bag. We’re giving people at the moment, a very rich ‘soup’ of products—maybe we’ll be able to give them spheres that carry and unload O2. Something like that.

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