PENN STATE IMAGE: HEMOSTATIC MICRONEEDLE TECHNOLOGY CAN BE APPLIED LIKE A TYPICAL ADHESIVE BANDAGE TO QUICKLY STOP BLEEDING. THE BIOCOMPATIBLE AND BIODEGRADABLE MICRONEEDLE ARRAYS (MNAS) ON THE PATCH INCREASE ITS SURFACE CONTACT WITH BLOOD TO ACCELERATE THE CLOTTING PROCESS AND ALSO INCREASE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTIES OF THE PATCH VIA MECHANICAL INTERLOCKING TO PROMOTE WOUND CLOSURE....
by McGill University Design of LIMB. a) Schematic illustration of marine organisms that contain interconnected micropores for adhesiveness and transport of liquid reagents. b) Schematic of LIMB adhering on blood-exposed substrates. c) Schematics showing that LIMB can uptake interfacial fluid, secrete functional liquids, and coagulate blood, thereby providing adhesion, hemostatic, and sealing function. d) Confocal...
By Nick Lavars March 28, 2022 Blood system and circultaion with a human heart cardiovascular icon with anatomy from a healthy body on a background with blood cells as a medical health care symbol of an inner organ as a medical health care concept. Depositphotos In the event of blood loss, the human body has...
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM IMAGE: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RESEARCHERS STEPHEN ABBOTT (FROM LEFT), DANIEL STORNETTA AND GEORGE SOUZA HAVE IDENTIFIED THE BODY’S NATURAL ALARM FOR BLOOD LOSS. CREDIT: COURTESY ABBOTT LAB University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have discovered a cluster of cells in the brainstem that controls the body’s response...
