The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new molecular assay, ID CORE XT (Progenika Biopharma), for use in transfusion medicine to help determine blood compatibility between donor and ...

Many people know the different blood types -- A, B, AB, O -- but for some people who need life-saving transfusions, knowing those letters isn't enough. Many people know the different blood types -- A, ...

Graphene has the potential to be used in numerous applications including biomedical. The most fascinating property of graphene for biomedical use has been its large surface-to-volume ratio and the ...

If blood with poorly matched antibodies is transfused, the procedure is more likely to lead to red blood cell destruction and a transfusion reaction, the agency explained. HealthDay News — The US Food ...

Blood‐compatible polymers are central to the advancement of biomedical materials, particularly in the design of implants and medical devices that interface with blood. Their performance is largely ...

EVERYONE HAS a blood group, defined by the characteristic chains of sugar molecules, or antigens, that protrude from their red blood cells like spikes on a hedgehog’s back. Not all these groups are ...

TROY, N.Y. -- Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have engineered nanoscale materials that are blood compatible using heparin, an anticoagulant. The heparin biomaterials have potential ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO There are different blood types: A, B, AB, and O, with each also being Rh-positive or Rh-negative.Knowing your blood type is important for safe blood ...