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Nature Nanotechnology 1, 166 - 167 (2006)
doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.148
Subject Category: Nanomedicine
Nanomedicine: New material stops bleeding in a hurry
Jeffrey D. Hartgerink1
- Jeffrey D. Hartgerink is in the Departments of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA. e-mail: jdh@rice.edu
Abstract
Peptides can self-assemble into gels that are able to control bleeding from surgical wounds within seconds of being applied. This new nano-haemostat could dramatically change the way surgery is performed in the future.
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