The mutual-assistance compatibility of Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiangfu, XF) and Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, DG), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, CX), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishao, BS), or Corydalis Rhizoma (Yanhusuo, YH), found in a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) named Xiang-Fu-Si-Wu Decoction (XFSWD), can produce synergistic and promoting blood effects. Nowadays, XFSWD has been proved to be...

Before each transfusion of red blood cell concentrate, a final ABO compatibility test is carried out at the patient's bedside on a piece of card and interpreted visually. Despite this ultimate test, transfusion accidents still occur due to group incompatibility, which can be lethal. In order to improve this test, we have developed a specific device based on microarrays for the validation of a s...

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of the guidelines The effective development and maintenance of satisfactory standards in pretransfusion testing requires a structured approach in the adoption of a quality system. Technical errors, clerical errors, the use of nonvalidated techniques or equipment and noncompliance with established procedures may result in missed incompatibilities and immediate ...

Cardiovascular implants must resist thrombosis and intimal hyperplasia to maintain patency. These implants when in contact with blood face a challenge to oppose the natural coagulation process that becomes activated. Surface protein adsorption and their relevant 3D confirmation greatly determine the degree of blood compatibility. A great deal of research efforts are attributed towards realising...

Pediatric intraoperative transfusion therapy, particularly the approach to massive blood transfusion (blood loss > or =one blood volume) can be quite complex because of the unique relationship between the patient's blood volume and the volume of the individual blood product transfused. This paper is divided into two parts: part 1 presents an overview of the physiologic and hematologic differenc...

This work reports the development of new non-thrombogenic polymers based on the linear polymers of polyamidoamines (PAAs), having heparin binding ability, obtained by polyaddition of secondary amines to N,N'-methylene bis-acrylamide. PAAs could not be used directly in the making of blood-contacting materials due to their poor mechanical strength. In order to overcome this lacuna, copolymers of ...

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have tremendous potentials in medical devices due to their excellent antimicrobial properties. Blood compatibility should be investigated for AgNPs due to the potential blood contact. However, so far, most studies are not systematic and have not provided insights into the mechanisms for blood compatibility of AgNPs. In this study, we have investigated the blood biol...

1.1. Purpose of pre-transfusion guidelines. Technical errors and/or inappropriate test systems or administrative errors may result in immediate and delayed haemolytic transfusion reactions. The purpose of these guidelines, which replace those previously published (BCSH, 1991a), is to define organizational, documentation and technical procedures undertaken in hospital or Regional Transfusion Cen...