Apr 29, 2008 — See The Times of India
An American scientist has created an artificial version of red blood cells that can deliver vital oxygen to body tissues, and take away unwanted carbon dioxide in the bloodstream in the same way as the original blood cells do. The breakthrough attains significance as it may provide strategies to prevent deterioration of the condition of people with malaria and sickle cell disease. Joseph DeSimone, a chemist at UNC, has created tiny sacks of the polymer polyethylene glycol just eight micrometers across that are capable of deforming in a way that allows them to pass through the tiniest capillaries.
