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Joe Landolina: Stopping Bleeding with Algal-Based Polymers

Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta

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Using Biocompatible Polysacherides to Stop Hemorrhage

The technology is based on two polysacherides that are derived from the cell wall of alge. It can be placed in an area of high pressure flow, and it doesn't get blown away. Unlike other materials or products that are porous, the clot that forms does not get incorporated within our materials. O if you take off the gall the clot stays behind, intact.

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