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Gel Plugs Blood Vessels to Stem Bleeding (1 of 8)

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Gel Plugs Blood Vessels to Stem Bleeding (1 of 8)

image: A. Schematic of shear-thinning biomaterial (STB) fabrication. B. Proposed syringe-based delivery of STB (dark blue) from a catheter (light blue) into a blood vessel to occlude the vasculature and promote local thrombus formation at the exposed ends (yellow). view more 

Credit: Avery <i> et al., Science Translational Medicine </i>(2016)


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