With all the medical breakthroughs, why hasn't artificial blood been developed?

Answer 1

Artificial blood was developed in the early 1966 by Leland C. Clark, Jr., of the University of Cincinnati, which was a liquid flurocarbon. I was using it in the early 1970's in the early stages of heart transplantation research to attempt to mitigate tissue rejection. Since then, many approaches to artificial blood have been developed, including one recently by Genentec. The problem is that blood is a complex tissue with many different functions, and each artificial prototype cannot possibly replace all those functions. However, as an infusion to replace blood loss, when blood donors are not available, it has possible usefulness.

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Answer 2

Artifiical blood actually exists
There are currently Perfluorocarbon based (2)
and Hemoglobin based (5-8) Blood substitutes and many are in Phase III Human clinical trials in US but are not currently apoproved by FDA. Also scientists are studying whether stem cells are another source of artificial blood

Answer 3

A company called NFLD on the NASDAQ came close to doing this. The blood substitute was tried in clinical trials in an emergency setting which confused things. It will take longer to see if it has life saving value.

Answer 4

Scientists in Australia have created synthetically created blood. The blood is real - it is not synthetic.

Sometimes scientific discoveries do not get the publicity they deserve. A chemical called CGK733 has been shown to be able to reverse the aging process in cell chromosomes which is HUGE news - have you heard of it?

Answer 5

creating a blood substitute is very difficult. you try creating something that adequately performs all the functions of a humble red blood cell. gas transport, regulating plasma pH, variable oxygen affinity curve. these are very hard to do.

Answer 6

there is too many components to blood they cant replicate it

Answer 7

they have go to this website