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Liquid Gold: Why Plasma Can’t Be Manufactured in a Lab

With recent advancements in science, 3D printing and replication technology, you might be wondering why plasma can’t be simply whipped up in a lab. There is no duplicate for source plasma – making donation essential. It’s a completely unique, organic substance that scientists haven’t been able to recreate. In this blog, we’re breaking down why…

What is plasma used for?

Plasma is known as “liquid gold” in the medical community for its life-sustaining and immune system supporting properties. Plasma helps to maintain blood pressure and volume, supply key proteins for blood clotting and immunity, carry electrolytes like sodium and potassium to our muscles and to maintain a healthy pH balance in the body, which boosts…

The Function of Plasma Proteins

Plasma proteins are like superheroes that work best together. There are three key types of plasma proteins: Albumins, Immunoglobulins and Fibrinogens. In this blog, we’re breaking down how each plasma protein functions as a component of plasma to fight crime (infection) and help the body maintain its immune system and heal. What are Albumins? Albumins…

What is the Function of Blood Plasma?

Plasma is the fluid portion of blood, that contains red and white blood cells as well as platelets, forming the entirety of whole blood. Plasma has many different roles within your body. Here are some of the main roles plasma is responsible for: Rearranging water where your body needs it. Plasma is composed of approximately…

Plasma Donation with Tattoos

We know that when it comes to donating plasma, there can be a lot of factors that can affect your eligibility. Today, we hope to inform you more about the background of tattoos, their risks, and why there is a waiting period after getting your new tattoo. What are tattoos really? A tattoo is an…

Safe Plasma Donation Post Covid Pandemic

Plasma donation has significantly helped recipients with underlying disease that impact their lives daily. Despite the fact that the pandemic assisted in increasing awareness about plasma; social isolation, cleaning practices, and a decrease in donors visiting centers have all had a negative impact on donations around Canada. Covid 19 has been termed as the fifth…

The Benefits of Donating Plasma in the Summer

Why donate in the summer? You may have heard about the importance of blood donation – but have you heard about why plasma donation is so important? It takes 1,200 plasma donations to treat one patient with hemophilia for one year. That’s why it’s so important to donate plasma consistently, because patients in need require…

What is the Difference Between Plasmapheresis and Plasma Exchange?

Plasmapheresis is a treatment process that separates plasma from blood cells. While plasma exchange is similar, there are a couple of key differences. Plasma exchange not only separates plasma from blood, it also removes harmful antibodies from the bloodstream. Usually, this plasma is discarded and substituted with a replacement fluid. Whereas with plasmapheresis, the plasma…

A Day in the Life of a Centre Administrator at Canadian Plasma Resources

Meet Jester Onin Magaling! Jester is the Centre Administrator at our Calgary centre. Centre administrators are responsible for overseeing the day to day operations at our centres, from managing donor relationships to ensuring that our staff have everything that they need to succeed. Pre-work prep One thing that we at CPR have in common with…

How Plasma is Used to Treat MS

What is plasma? Plasma is the liquid portion of blood. It’s 91-92% water, and the rest of it is comprised of salts and proteins. Plasma is a straw-coloured liquid, colloquially referred to as “liquid gold.” Some of the proteins included in plasma are: ImmunoglobulinsAlpha-1 proteinase inhibitor Clotting factorsC1 esterase inhibitor These proteins are the backbone of…

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