[SkateDC] Road rash and worse sealed in a nanosecond?

[Pedja Gudac]

For those who believe in folk remedies:
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/medtech/0,71925-0.html?tw=rss.technology

some vindication.   Honey, it's not just for road rash anymore. 



--- Emily Bennett <EBennett at trammellcrow.com> wrote:

> http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn10265-selfassembling-gel-stops
> -bleeding-in-seconds.html
>  
> An excerpt:
> 
> Swab a clear liquid onto a gaping wound and watch the bleeding stop in
> seconds. An international team of researchers has accomplished just that
> in animals, using a solution of protein molecules that self-organise on
> the nanoscale into a biodegradable gel that stops bleeding. 
> 
> If the material works as well in humans, it could save thousands of
> lives and make surgery far easier in many cases, surgeons say.
> 
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