Daily Archives: July 6, 2012

Scientists have designed microparticles which, when injected directly into the bloodstream, quickly oxygenate your body enabling you to live even if you can’t breathe. The microparticle, developed by a team at Boston Children’s Hospital, will allow medical teams to keep patients alive and well for 15 to 30 minutes despite major respiratory failure. The particles are composed of oxygen gas pocketed in a layer of lipids about two to four micrometers in size and carries “three to four times the oxygen content of our own red blood cells.” … Continue reading →