3D-printed fluidic devices enable quantitative evaluation of blood components in modified storage solutions for use in transfusion medicine.

A fluidic device constructed with a 3D-printer can be used to investigate stored blood components with subsequent high-throughput calibration and readout with a standard plate reader.

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