Tips & Terminology

1. Blood: Red Suspension consists of two main constitutes solid and liquid.

• The solid consists of three types of cells; red blood cells; white blood cells and platelets.

• The liquid is called plasma consists of 92 to 96 % water ; 4 to 8% proteins, enzymes , hormones ; inorganic salts ( electrolytes )

2. Blood Components:  means one of the main blood constitutes separated from other constitutes i.e., red cells; white cells; platelets or plasma only.

3. Blood Fractions: An expression used to indicate of one or more derivatives of the plasma proteins e.g. : Albumin ; gamma globulins ; clotable proteins as (FVIII; FIX--------)

· * Plasma Fractions or plasma derivatives has the same meaning.

4. Blood or Plasma Fractionation: The process by which we can separate the therapeutical plasma proteins from each other, using physical , chemical or physo - chemical methods at certain PH and ionic concentration .

5. Fresh Frozen Plasma: The plasma either separated from whole blood (recovered) or collected by a phrases system is rapidly frozen to – 30 ºC during 6 hrs from collection.