Tuesday, February 07, 2012 10:20 AM
Bio-coatings Stop Bleeding in Seconds
A team from MIT has designed a new biological dressing which has the potential to achieve almost an instant halt to bleeding, and can prove beneficial in reducing military and civil casualties.
The nanoscale spray coating of thrombin (a blood-clotting protein) and tannic acid (a component of black tea with antibacterial properties) was developed by a team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to coat sponges, which are convenient for soldiers and medical personnel to carry. According a MIT press release, Paula Hammond, professor of chemical engineering said that, “The ability to easily package the blood-clotting agent in this sponge system is more...
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