Silk stabilizes blood samples for months at high temperatures

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 20:00 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have stabilized blood samples for long periods of time without refrigeration and at high temperatures by encapsulating them in air-dried silk protein. The technique has broad applications for clinical care and research that rely on accurate analysis of blood and other biofluids.

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