Henry T Beaman, Ellen Shepherd, Joshua Satalin, Sarah Blair, Harry Ramcharran, Serenella Serinelli, Lorenzo Gitto, Katheryn Shi Dong, David Fikhman, Gary Nieman, Steven G Schauer, Mary Beth B Monroe
Although there are many hemostatic agents available for use on the battlefield, uncontrolled hemorrhage is still the primary cause of preventable death. Current hemostatic dressings include QuikClot® Combat Gauze (QCCG) and XStat®, which have inadequate success in reducing mortality. To address this need, a new hemostatic material was developed using shape memory polymer (SMP) foams, which demonstrate biocompatibility, rapid clotting, and shape recovery to fill the wound site. SMP foam hemostatic efficacy was examined in a lethal, noncompressible porcine liver injury model over 6 h following injury...
January 1, 2022: Acta Biomaterialia