EVERYONE HAS a blood group, defined by the characteristic chains of sugar molecules, or antigens, that protrude from their red blood cells like spikes on a hedgehog’s back. Not all these groups are ...

Blood‐compatible polymers are central to the advancement of biomedical materials, particularly in the design of implants and medical devices that interface with blood. Their performance is largely ...

Coating makers take many different paths to ensure the blood compatibility of medical products. William Leventon Digital micrograph of polyurethane catheter tubing coated with Medi-Coat on both the ...

In Germany, around 25,000 prosthetic heart valves are implanted each year because the natural heart valve has been harmed, for instance, by an infection. The long-lasting mechanical heart valves are ...

Finally, some bloody good news: Researchers have identified new enzymes that bring science closer to developing universal donor blood. In an article published April 26 in Nature Microbiology, a team ...

Hospitals rely on type O blood for trauma care and emergencies, but donations have dropped after the holidays.