Dr. Barry Dworkin

Injectable polymer demonstrates ability to stop severe bleeding after traumatic injury in rats

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 11, 2015

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Injectable polymer could keep soldiers, trauma patients from bleeding to death

Reference:

L. W. Chan, X. Wang, H. Wei, L. D. Pozzo, N. J. White, S. H. Pun. A synthetic fibrin cross-linking polymer for modulating clot properties and inducing hemostasis. Science Translational Medicine, 2015; 7 (277): 277ra29 DOI:10.1126/scitranslmed.3010383

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