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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1999
Paul E. Segall, Berkeley, CA (US);
Harold D. Waitz, Berkeley, CA (US);
Hal Sternberg, Berkeley, CA (US);
Judith M. Segall, Berkeley, CA (US);
BioTime, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US);
Abstract
A blood substitute solution and methods for its use are provided. The subject solution contains: subphysiological amounts of potassium ion, 0-10 mM magnesium ion, 70-160 mM sodium ion, 0.5-4.0 mM calcium ion, and 80-170 mM chloride ion; one or more water soluble oncotic agents; an organic carboxylic acid or salt thereof; physiological amounts of a sugar; and a blood clotting factor. The subject solution is further characterized in that it does not include a conventional biological buffer. The subject solutions find use in a variety of different applications, e.g. as blood volume expanders, and the like.