The basic experimental model tested the ability of an infusion of human plasma to expand the normal plasma volume to a hypervolemic state and to maintain this expansion for several hours. The kinetics ...

When a U.S. soldier is wounded in combat, his lost blood is often replaced with Hextend®, a plasma expander developed by BioTime (www.biotimeinc.com). The high molecular weight plasma expander also is ...

New Orleans -- The need for blood transfusions on the battlefield presents a multitude of logistical problems. For cities removed from the fighting, the treatment of mass casualties where blood might ...

BioTime, headquartered in Alameda, California, is a biotechnology company focused on regenerative medicine and blood plasma volume expanders. Its broad platform of stem cell technologies is developed ...

Prevention of Plasma Expansion-induced Metabolic Acidosis: If, When and Why? It is not objectively possible to propose clear-cut guidelines on the basis of currently available data, but the following ...

ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex:BTIM) announced today that on October 22, 2010 BioTime’s CEO Dr. Michael West will present at the GTCbio 4 th Advances in Stem Cell ...

Intravenous administration of isotonic fluids is the standard emergency treatment in the U.S. for patients with severe blood loss, but UC San Diego bioengineering researchers have reported improved ...

Many studies have demonstrated the reality of plasma expanders-induced acidosis and their share of responsibility in metabolic acidosis observed postoperatively after major surgery and in intensive ...