Synthetic Red Blood Cell (IMAGE)

University of North Carolina Health Care

Synthetic Red Blood Cell

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This synthetic red blood cell mimics, shown releasing from an adhesive film into a drop of solvent. The particles were manufactured using PRINT (Particle Replication in Non-wetting Templates) technology, which allows scientists to produce micro- and nanoparticles with customized dimensions and properties.

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Image courtesy Timothy J. Merkel and Joseph M. DeSimone, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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