|Articles|February 1, 2005

Idea Exchange: Preserving red blood cells (an antiquated idea from 1945)

Ten percent corn syrup in distilled water preserves red blood cells for as long as 60 days and is more satisfactory than solutions of sodium chloride, which preserved the cells but five days.

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