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Fall 2020
Cardiac transplantation is a life-saving treatment for patients with end-stage heart disease, but it is limited by a shortage of suitable donor hearts. Strategies to expand the donor organ pool include the use of extended donor criteria and hearts donated after circulatory determination of death....
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Spring 2013
The field of transfusion medicine is dependent upon the ability to store and preserve the native functionality of red blood cells (RBCs). The subtle membrane changes that the RBC incurs during storage can result in compromised quality and diminished function upon transfusion. A custom adhesion...
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Fall 2017
Da Silveira Cavalcante, Luciana
Red blood cells (RBCs) are the most commonly used components in cell therapy and their transfusion save millions of lives every year. These benefits were only achieved through advances in blood banking storage techniques that guarantee an available supply of blood to support medical emergencies...