Archive for October, 2006
Nano-Gel to Put an End to Bleeding
New Scientist is reporting that a team of researchers from MIT, with colleagues at the University of Hong Kong, have produced “a solution of protein molecules that self-organise on the nanoscale into a biodegradable gel that stops bleeding” when applied to wounds. It works in seconds, and does not cause any harm to cells surrounding the wound. It has been tested and works on rodents on all arteries and blood vessels, the brain, liver and other organs.
This is especially exciting news for surgeons, first responders such as paramedics, and battlefield medics. The technology is still not completely understood, and will be further researched, with human trials starting in three to five years. Their paper will appear in the October 10 edition of Nanomedicine.
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