Chemistry and Biochemistry of Oxygen Therapeutics : From Transfusion to Artificial Blood /

• Other Authors: Mozzarelli, Andrea, Bettati, Stefano
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester : Wiley, [2011]
• Subjects: Oxygen therapy.; Blood substitutes.; Oxygen > Physiological effect.; Oxygen > Physiological transport.; MEDICAL > Pharmacology.; Electronic books.

Scientists are developing oxygen therapeutics, or "blood substitutes," with the same oxygen-carrying capability as blood, that can be used as replacements for blood transfusion or to treat diseases where oxygen transport is impaired. This book links the underlying biochemical principles of...