"On the basis of the information available to me, I have formed the opinion that oxypolygelatin solution...may well be a thoroughly satisfactory blood substitute, which could be manufactured cheaply in large quantities. It is probably superior to gelatin itself with respect to fluidity of solution, retention in blood stream, and osmotic pressure."
Linus Pauling. Letter to Walter B. Cannon. March 14, 1944.

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