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Protein Gel Quickly Stops Bleeding

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hot-to-clot dept.

Stefan vd Linden writes, "An international team of scientists has discovered a substance to heal bleeding wounds within seconds. They're using a solution of protein molecules that self-organizes into a biodegradable gel. Until now they've only tested it on animals, but the tests were highly successful. From the article: 'Some surgeons are already excited about the material. "I see great potential in the eye field, the gastro-intestinal field, and in neurosurgery," says Dimitri Azar, head of ophthalmology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, US. "In the eye, even a drop of blood will blur your vision for a long time," Azar adds. "A material that would stop the bleeding could lead to a paradigm shift in how we practice surgery in the eye."'"

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  1. Protein Gel? by Quaoar · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I already make plenty of that myself, thanks.

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  2. Groovy! by Kamineko · · Score: 0, Redundant

    As seen in Trauma Center: Under the Knife!

  3. Re:I already have a protein gel that stops bleedin by Yold · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Its called Bacta. It was invented a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away. http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/List_of_Star_ Wars_substances

  4. Just like in trauma center! by miro+f · · Score: 0, Redundant

    and how many people laughed when they talked about the miracle cureall antibiotic gel that stopped people bleeding?

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  5. Protein Gel was bleeding? by mushadv · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Thank God it stopped so quickly.

  6. Protein Gel Quickly Stops Bleeding by c0d3h4x0r · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Protein Gel Quickly Stops Bleeding

    Thank god... I'm tired of all those protein gels that just keep on bleeding forever when you stab them.

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  7. My protein Gel stops bleeding... by Khyber · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Too bad it only works on women and results in an unwanted package nine months afterwards.

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  8. They Copied Trauma Center for DS! by d.3.l.t.r.3.3 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They just copied the gel on Trauma Center for Nintendo DS!

    See? If a tiny Nintendo machine can spread innovative ideas in the mind of researchers, think what the Wii can do, being more powerful... This could be the new frontier on hyping the upcoming consoles. Psst, I heard the PS3 Sixaxis cures diseases if you swing it up in the right pattern!

    Of course I'm joking.

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