• JiminaMann@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I wonder if there’s a random bored chemist that has a youtube channel just talking about what each ingredient in daily life items does

      • GingaNinga@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        I’ve actually come across this one in hematology, its used as a reagent in some analyzers to lyse red cells to release hemoglobin for direct measurement. source: I’m a lab tech.

        • alaphic@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          release hemoglobin for direct measurement

          This sounds like a really pretty way of saying “stabbing someone” at first brush, tbh lol

          • GingaNinga@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            lol, I guess its versatile. Red cells lyse fairly easily, if you just let them sit in water they’ll burst due to osmotic pressure (thats why we give people saline/salt water), this is just a really effective method of quickly bursting them I guess. The analyzers are pretty cool, when the dr orders a CBC/complete blood count its one instrument that measures hemoglobin, red cell indeces (red cell size, hemoglobin content, volume), platelets and a breakdown of your different white cell populations all within a few minutes. Blood is pretty cool, I’m not a vampire.