Serie 4 Blood Plasma Derivatives and Biotechnology's Contribution Blood is essential for human life. Its most critical function is the continuous delivery of oxygen to organs and tissues.
Blood is also the medium of transport throughout the body.
It is a complex mixture of proteins that perform many general housekeeping or specialized function, and which have various therapeutic uses. By far the most prevalent protein is albumin, present at roughly 32-34 grams per litre, which helps to maintain osmotic balance of the blood. Plasma Fractionation Much the same as crude oil is broken down into its component parts, plasma can be separated into a number of valuable products. The process by which plasma is separated into different components is known as fractionation . Plasma fractionation is not new.