Peptide Solution Halts Bleeding
Filed in archive Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation , Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics , Nanomedicine by ruth on October 11, 2006

In animal trials, the peptide solution seems to be effective in open wounds on differnt types of tissues: brain, liver, skin, spinal cord and intestine. If such efficacy can be demonstrated in humans, this could be of great potential for use in surgery, particularly in unconventional environments and situations where rapid homeostasis is vital.
The study describing this research is published in the October Issue of Nanomedicine. For an overview, read the full feature report from MIT.
[Photo: A monitor showing a transected liver after it has been treated with a liquid solution containing peptides. The peptides self-assemble into a gel that essentially seals over the wound. Edited from a photo by Donna Coveney]
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