Unit (ml) 500
Hemoglobin concentration (g/dL) 10
Methemoglobin concentration (%) <8
Carboxyhemoglobin concentration (%) <5
Tetramerichemoglobin concentration (%) <1
Free iron (ppm) <2
P50 (torr) 26-32
Osmolality (mmol/L) 280-360
Molecular weight distribution (daltons) 64k-256k
Plasma half-life (hrs) ~24
Shelf-life (mos) >12
Table 1: Characteristics of PolyHemeTM.