Improving the quality of stored human blood

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    The effects of storage on human blood and investigation of ways of reversing the changes that occur

  • IRAS ID

    174511

  • Contact name

    Ronald Knight

  • Contact email

    rknight@haemaflow.com

  • Sponsor organisation

    Haemair Ltd

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    2 years, 0 months, 1 days

  • Research summary

    Stored blood deteriorates and cannot be used for transfusion after 35 days. We want to measure the changes that occur when blood is stored and see if we can reverse these changes.

  • REC name

    North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2

  • REC reference

    15/NS/0092

  • Date of REC Opinion

    18 Sep 2015

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion