#vetigel

[scifigeekgirl]

GUYS! Guys, medi-gel has basically been invented!

[egalitarian-gamer]

Guys this is insane. This is a gel made from algae that can seal a wound in seconds, developed by a 17 year old. It’s already been cleared to use on animals and they’re trying for FDA approval for use on humans by the end of this year.

The gel is bioresorbable, which means that it can either be removed or left to be absorbed naturally, kind of like a scab. It also provides flexibility and a fair amount of stress resistance. There’s no preparation needed before applying it to a wound, so it’s ideal for emergencies such as a soldier being shot or a stab wound. No special training is needed to use the gel properly and it doesn’t have any special storage requirements; just take it off the shelf in the hall closet and squirt the gel into the wound. This would have been great to have when my dog bit me lol.

The clot that it forms is fast acting and, more importantly, it’s long lasting. It reduces the need for additional applications of the gel and that means less blood loss. It’s also used for moderate to severe bleeding, so whether it’s a minor abrasion or arterial bleeding it can stop the bleeding without the need for applying pressure to the wound. It can be applied internally or externally, which is especially useful when other methods are impractical or impossible.

It also speeds up the natural production of blood clotting agents, just click the link and you’ll get tons of information. It’s pretty amazing, and again, it was developed by a 17-year old boy named Joe Landolina.

[scigrrrl]

[definitely-not-my-real-name]

A small lab in Brooklyn is working on a gel that can stop bleeding in 20 seconds. Platelets stick together when VetiGel, made from plant-based polymers, comes into contact with blood. VetiGel’s co-founder, Joe Landolina, started working on the project while he was a freshman at New York University.

[pharmmsh]

2015/7/15 visitors

動物（たぶんペット）用が出てきた。早めにヒト用を出してもらいたいんだが、用途を考えると、最初は軍隊用なんだろうな。

WIRED 2015.7.13 MON

出血を瞬時に止めるジェル「VetiGel」、動物用出荷へ

出血を瞬時に止められるジェルが、米国で獣医向けに出荷される見込みだ。動物用で米食品医薬品局（FDA）の承認が得られたあとには、ヒトでの試験も開始される予定だ。

IMAGE BY SUNERIS

TEXT BY KATIE COLLINS

TRANSLATION BY MIHO AMANO/GALILEO

WIRED NEWS (UK)

ジョー・ランドリーナが瞬時に出血を止めるジェルを発明したのは、17歳のときだった。それから5年、彼が発明したこの止血ジェルは、「Vetigel」という製品名で米国での出荷が開始されようとしている・・・

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[senedotexe]

Okay guys, seriously, this is important. This thing will be able to change so much in the world, save so many lifes. Seeing this boosted my spirit today and I hope we get to see it everywhere around the world soon enough. 

[tecnolatin]

Adios a las curitas, VetiGel esta aca

Adios a las curitas, VetiGel esta aca

  Joe Landolina un joven científico, ha dejado varias bocas abiertas tras revelar a sus 17 años un gel que podría cambiar la historia medica y la forma de detener hemorragias de una forma muy innovadora.

  Este es el escenario: tienes una herida abierta sangrando a borbotones y nada parece detenerla, entonces aplicas un gel en tu herida, el sangrado para en segundos y Voala! estas curado!

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[fancityacireale]

Un nuovo rivoluzionario antiemorragico che può salvare la vita

La startup Suneris, con sede a Brooklyn, ha iniziato a produrre un nuovo eccezionale coagulante, un polimero chiamato VetiGel,  che può essere utilizzato per sigillare qualsiasi tipo di ferita in soli 15 a 20 secondi, e può quindi salvare molte vite. Il co-fondatore della startup è anche l’ideatore del VetiGel, Joe Landolina, che ha avuto l’idea e l’ha sviluppata mentre era ancora una matricola alla New York University.

VetiGel può fermare le emorragie in soli 15 a 20 secondi, un miglioramento (rispetto ai 10 minuti di base degli altri antiemorragici) che potrebbe senza dubbio fare la differenza tra la vita e la morte per i grave infortuni.  Il gel verrà utilizzato dai veterinari per curare le ferite degli animali, e si lavora per un possibile sviluppo per l’uso sugli uomini. Landolina ha dichiarato: ” Il nostro scopo è portare il Vetigel in ogni ambulanza, armamento di soldato e in ogni borsa da mamma.

Vetigel funziona utilizzando un polimero emofiliaco a base vegetale ottenuto da polisaccaridi che “si aggrappano” al sangue e formano una maglia che sigilla sulla ferita, senza alcuna necessità di applicare pressione (Landolina li paragona ai mattoncini Lego), permettendo la coagulazione quasi istantanea.

  Un nuovo rivoluzionario antiemorragico che può salvare la vita was originally published on Fancity Acireale