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Plasticell and Kings College London to collaborate in trials of blood platelet substitute
Over 10 million units of platelets are transfused worldwide each…
Over 10 million units of platelets are transfused worldwide each year in one of the most common procedures in clinical medicine. However, platelets derived from human donors can transmit infections and trigger serious immune reactions that eventually render the therapy ineffective (a condition known as alloimmune refractoriness). In addition, since…