Working toward freeze-drying synthetic platelets

(Case Western Reserve University) A Case Western Reserve University scientist, who has for more than a decade pioneered research into synthetic platelet substitutes, has been awarded a $3.8million grant by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to develop freeze-dried artificial platelets that can treat bleeding in wounded soldiers in the battlefield before they can betaken to a hospital.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 21, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news