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"Blood Substitutes"(Milligan)

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Properties of an “ideal” blood substitute<br />

• Adequate oxygen uptake in the lungs<br />

• Adequate oxygen delivery to the tissues<br />

• Long circulation time<br />

• Non-toxic<br />

• Rapidly excreted without causing harm<br />

• Stable at room temperature<br />

• Easily sterilized<br />

• Cheap to manufacture<br />

• Long shelf-life & easy to store<br />

• Widely applicable w/o cross-matching<br />

• Free of side-effects

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