I want to fill a vial with blood ( Don’t ask why, please just answer the question ) and I don’t want the blood to rot, so what can I do to keep it from rotting? Thanks.
Its to go on a necklace, if you all must know. Its not as weird as you think – Note angelina jolie?
How do I wear it if its in the fridge?
How about I’ll just wear it during the day and freeze it at night.
Its made to hold blood, so it should be air tight, right?
Also, to those of you with dumb answers that have nothing to do with the question, you will be reported.
If Jolie did it, theres no reason I shouldn’t be able to do it.
The vial I bought is FROM a professional jewelry store.
V is bad for you, haven’t you heard?
V is bad for you, haven’t you heard?
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True blood reference…
Has to be stored in an air tight container. If you can somehow get a hold of a medical vial the kind used for blood tests those are designed to store blood. Then you need to keep it refrigerator.
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put it in ice cube trays,….put them in bloody mary’s when ur ready
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have u killed someone?
Nah..i don’t think so u will get it contaminated somehow
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well for one thats kind of a stupid idea you got there.
For two wth is wrong with you?
Well if you keep it in an actual vial that has a vacuum then it wont rot.
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Storing blood is actually more complex. You can store it at home in an airtight container, but in order to do that, your blood must come directly from vein to vile using an IV. For long term storage it must be deep freezed.
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Don’t ask why?
Uh huh…
Long term blood storage is probably beyond your capabilities. You’ll need to buffer it with glycerol and freeze it to -80 C. If you just freeze it regularly the blood cells will be destroyed by expanding ice crystals.
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gross but ok keep it in an airtight container and in the fridge
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Angelina Jolie had it professionally done at a jewelry shop, not at home. The blood would have to be glycerol frozen as the person stated above, placed in an airtight, sealed container. A medical vial will not work, it has to be completely sealed, as these will also dry out. Even after that, it has to be placed into something that will protect it.
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Sorry to disappoint you but blood is a living tissue with a short lifespan. Within the body the average lifespan of a red cell is about 120 days. In a vial it will be deprived of oxygen and nutrients and last even less time. The only way to keep the red cells intact for any greater length of time is to cool it and keep it cool, preferably properly prepared and deep-frozen.
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38 years in medicine
I work with blood products and add an anti-coagulant to it so that it doesn’t clot, however I will admit that I never have to keep the blood for longer than a day or so. I use EDTA which is also a preservative found in some foods (although not really all that acceptable and knowing what I do about EDTA, I would never eat foods that contain it – it’s nasty stuff). I think if you added an anti-coagulant and/or preservative and kept it in a sealed container, if should be fine if all you are doing is using it as jewellery.
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I work in a lab.
Keep a fresh a virgin in the fridge.
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