"A clinical study of artificial red blood cells that can be stored for transfusions in times of emergency will begin in #Japan by next March, according to Nara Medical University"
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240727/p2g/00m/0sc/013000c
"Hiromi Sakai (Nara Medical University) developed a...PEG stabilized, lipid vesicle encapsulated hemoglobin product"
"Some participants [in a phase I clinical trial] experienced adverse effects..., but they were tolerable and temporary"
(18 Jan 2023)
https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/making-blood-in-the-lab-15596
#ArtificialBlood