Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers as Red Cell Substitutes and Oxygen Therapeutics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kim, Hae Won (Editor), Greenburg, A. Gerson (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Molecular biology.; Medicinal chemistry.; Hematology.; Biomaterials.; Materials Science.; Molecular Medicine.; Medicinal Chemistry.

Currently, hemoglobin (Hb)-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs) are leading candidates as red blood cell substitutes. In addition, HBOCs are also potential oxygen therapeutics for treatment of patients with critical ischemic conditions due to atherosclerosis, diabetes and other conditions. This book will p...