Effect of phase-change material blood containers on the quality of red blood cells during transportation in environmentally-challenging conditions.

BACKGROUND:The effect of phase-change material blood containers on the quality of stored red blood cells (RBCs) transported in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau remains to be studied. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:RBCs stored in a phase-change material blood container were transported from Chengdu to Tibet and t...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyang Yi, Minxia Liu, Jiexi Wang, Qun Luo, Hailong Zhuo, Shaoduo Yan, Donggen Wang, Ying Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227862