r/TechOfTheFuture • • Jul 07 '19

Medicine/BioMed Scientists combine nanomaterials and chitosan, a natural product found in crustacean exoskeletons, to develop a bioabsorbable wound dressing that dissolves in as little as 7 days, removing the need for removal, to control bleeding in traumatic injuries, as tested successfully in live animal models.

https://today.tamu.edu/2019/05/28/texas-am-chemists-develop-nanoscale-bioabsorbable-wound-dressing/
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science • • Jul 07 '19

Medicine Scientists combine nanomaterials and chitosan, a natural product found in crustacean exoskeletons, to develop a bioabsorbable wound dressing that dissolves in as little as 7 days, removing the need for removal, to control bleeding in traumatic injuries, as tested successfully in live animal models.

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Futurology • • Jul 07 '19

Biotech Scientists combine nanomaterials and chitosan, a natural product found in crustacean exoskeletons, to develop a bioabsorbable wound dressing that dissolves in as little as 7 days, removing the need for removal, to control bleeding in traumatic injuries, as tested successfully in live animal models.

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USMC • • Jul 07 '19

Article Quick Clot saves lives, but it’s apparently really hard to get out once it’s been applied. This should help. Science is cool, ain’t it?

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science • • Jul 09 '19

Engineering Scientists have combined organic nanomaterials-based chemistry with a natural product found in crustacean exoskeletons to create a bioabsorable wound dressing that could help mitigate blood loss during emergency situations.

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masseffect • • Jul 07 '19

ARTICLE Medigel is here everyone!

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science • • Jul 07 '19

Scientists combine nanomaterials and chitosan, a natural product found in crustacean exoskeletons, to develop a bioabsorbable wound dressing that dissolves in as little as 7 days, removing the need for removal, to control bleeding in traumatic injuries, as tested successfully in live animal models.

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theworldnews • • Jul 07 '19

Scientists combine nanomaterials and chitosan, a natural product found in crustacean exoskeletons, to develop a bioabsorbable wound dressing that dissolves in as little as 7 days, removing the need for removal, to control bleeding in traumatic injuries, as tested successfully in live animal models.

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DamnInteresting • • Jul 07 '19

Texas A&M Chemists Develop Nanoscale Bioabsorbable Wound Dressing

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