Bioresponsive polymers for the detection of bacterial contaminations in platelet concentrates

Bacterial contamination of platelet concentrates (PCs) can lead to fatal transfusion transmitted diseases and is the most abundant infectious risk in transfusion medicine. The storage conditions of PCs provide a good environment for bacterial growth. The detection of these contaminations at an early stage is therefore important to avoid the transfusion of contaminated samples. In this study, bioresponsive polymer (BRP) systems were used for the...