A new technology should improve the monitoring of blood stored for transfusion, it has been announced.
The FlowScore algorithm, developed at the University of Oxford, uses flow cytometry metrics to quantify the ability of red blood cells to release oxygen. It does this by examining the pattern of scattering of light, which gives information about the size and shape of the cells, the researchers say.
The findings have been published in the journal eBioMedicine.
The developers say it will make measurements of red cell oxygen release “simpler, faster and more accessible” and will help improve the effectiveness of blood banking. They also expect there will be other research applications in the study of red blood cells.
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