Turbulence allows clinical-scale platelet production for transfusions
Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 22:20
in Health & Medicine
Turbulence is a critical physical factor that promotes the large-scale production of functional platelets from human induced pluripotent stem cells, researchers reportl. Exposure to turbulent energy in a bioreactor stimulated hiPSC-derived bone marrow cells called megakaryocytes to produce 100 billion platelets -- blood cell fragments that help wounds heal and prevent bleeding by forming blood clots.