Tag: shear-thinning biomaterial

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    A hydrogel that helps stop uncontrolled bleeding

    Harvard researchers have developed a hydrogel that can be easily injected into blood vessels, helping to stop uncontrolled bleeding even in patients on blood-thinners or with bleeding disorders.

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    Histological staining of an untreated vessel where blood can freely flow (image 1) and a vessel (image 2) that was successfully filled and embolized with the shear-thinning biomaterial (STB). Over time, the STB was degraded and replaced by natural tissue in with only remnants of the STB (indicated by asterisks). Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University