Kausik and Pritha (IMAGE)

University of Central Florida

Kausik and Pritha

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Kausik Mukhopadhyay, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at UCF, and Pritha Sarkar, a graduate student in the material science department at UCF, test their spongelike hemostatic bandage known as “SilFoam” on a mannequin. The sponge-like foam quickly acts to stop hemorrhaging. (Photo by Antoine Hart)

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Photo by Antoine Hart

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