Alternatives to blood for use in transfusion medicine have been investigated for decades. An
ideal alternative should improve oxygen (O2)-carrying capacity and O2 delivery and support …

The use of many plasma expanders (PEs) is often limited by undesirable side effects, such
as red blood cell (RBC) aggregation (hydroxyethyl starch), nephrotoxicity (dextran), and …

This article provides an overview of the journey of inspired oxygen after its uptake across the
alveolar–capillary interface, and the interplay among tissue perfusion, diffusion, and cellular …

Viscosity of blood substitutes is among the important determinants to restore
microcirculation. Sodium alginate (SA) is always mentioned as “viscosity modifier” in …

Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) conjugated recombinant human serum albumin (HSA)
incorporating the synthetic iron-porphyrin (FeP)[PEGylated albumin-heme, PEG (HSA–FeP)] …

The aim of this study was to test the influence of hemoglobin, encapsulated in phospholipid
vesicles as an oxygen carrier, given in the course of isovolemic hemodilution to improve …

Human serum albumin (HSA) is used as a plasma expander; however, albumin is readily
eliminated from the intravascular space. The objective of this study was to establish the …

Background Previous studies have found that increasing plasma viscosity as whole blood
viscosity decrease has beneficial effects in microvascular hemodynamics. As the heart …

Please cite this paper as: Nunez, Trach, Burnett, Handa, Dyke, Callahan, and Smith (2011).
Vasoactive Properties of Keratin‐Derived Compounds. Microcirculation18 (8), 663–669 …

This study determines the systemic and microvascular hemodynamic consequences of
administering a low dose sodium nitrite after fluid resuscitation from hemorrhagic shock …