Steven Jiang

“Squeeze-ability” of a red blood cell: The deformability of red blood cells is a useful biomarker for storage quality


Thursday, October 06, 2022
Red blood cell transfusions are a crucial and often life-saving treatment for patients living with anemia, sickle cell disease and other conditions. This post describes recent research from the Centre for Blood Research exploring a novel way to assess the quality of stored red blood cells.