A strongly adhesive hemostatic hydrogel for the repair of arterial and heart bleeds
Uncontrollable bleeding is a major problem in surgery and after trauma. Here the authors design a photo-reactive adhesive that mimics the composition of connective tissue and is able to stop high pressure bleeding within half a minute.
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10004-7 |