Scientists Create 'Plastic' Blood »

This Story is Archived and Commenting is Closed

Comments: 16

• 
  Avg rating: (+1/-0 1)

  STONERS

  May 11, 2007, 7:52 a.m.

  Wow!!! Very interesting article,thanks charbarred...
• 
  Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)

  david_nwpa

  May 11, 2007, 12:48 p.m.

  Excellent article, but light on details. Would this blood product be acceptable for people of all blood types? Would there be harmful side effects of having plastic blood in the blood stream? Would the blood "cells" ever break down and be flushed out of the body? Sounds like it would take years of thorough testing before ever using it on humans.

  The implications though are amazing. I mean, could it be used to fight leukemia or any form of blood poisoning? Flush the entire blood stream with it, then supplant the artificial blood with a fresh supply? Again, the article is a sign of amazing things to come. Thanks charbarred.
• 
  Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)

  Truzseeker

  May 11, 2007, 12:55 p.m.

  yea heard about this, fitting for plastic people :)
• 
  Avg rating: (+1/-3 -2)

  JJman

  May 11, 2007, 1:03 p.m.

  It's a very good idea! Perhaps one day we all would have artificial blood in our bodies
• 
  Avg rating: (+9/-0 9)

  canadianrancher57

  May 11, 2007, 2:03 p.m.

  If this is artificial hemoglobin, it is already being use to treat severe head injuries where a small amount of blood can carry more 02 to the brain. It is also used for those who will not accept donated blood because of religious beliefs, I think they are also trying to use it in carbon monoxide posionings.
• 
  Avg rating: (+1/-0 1)

  misanoel

  May 11, 2007, 3:09 p.m.

  I don't like the sound of it. I sure hope they test it more thoroughly than they have many human health products that later turned out to be worse for you than the maladies they were intended to address.
• 
  Avg rating: (+0/-1 -1)

  OnlyTheTruth

  May 11, 2007, 4:40 p.m.

  Many years ago I studied di-oxygen complexes on chelated Cobalt compounds. In many ways these mimicked Vitamin B-12. Iron was much harder to work with; it has to be prevented from oxidizing from Fe 2 to Fe 3. It is good to see that such research has continued and perhaps borne fruit.
• 
  Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)

  Bazo

  May 11, 2007, 6:51 p.m.

  OH MY GOD!!! WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO...

  FIRST YOU HAD ARTIFICIAL COLORS AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ARTIFICIAL GIRLS WITH ALL THEIR INPLANTS AND PLASTIC SURGERIES, NOW ARTIFICIAL BLOOD. THANK GOD WHAT I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW ON MY SCREEN ARE REAL PIXELS AND NOT FAKE ONES.
• 
  Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)

  sixshot

  May 11, 2007, 7:30 p.m.

  are you sure?
• 
  Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)

  BoxMonkey

  May 12, 2007, 4:41 a.m.

  Gee , I wonder if Alvin Lee's [Ten Year's After ] "Portable People " will be played while adminstering the transfusion ?
• 
  Avg rating: (+6/-0 6)

  artelimbo

  Jan. 25, 2008, 9:52 a.m.

  http://artelimbo.com/category_stop_smoking.htm

  http://artelimbo.com/category_thyroid.htm

  http://artelimbo.com/category_weight_loss.htm

  http://artelimbo.com/category_women's_health.htm

All 16 comments are shown.