Facile preparation of PVA hydrogels with adhesive, self-healing, antimicrobial, and on-demand removable capabilities for rapid hemostasis
Yuanmeng He, Kaiyue Liu, Chen Zhang, Shen Guo, Rong Chang, Fangxia Guan, Minghao Yao
Abstract
experiments of mouse liver incision, tail amputation and femoral artery models. Benefitting from the fast degradation in water, this hydrogel could be easily removed on-demand within 10 min. Therefore, this well-designed PBO hydrogel offers an important prospect as a rapid hemostatic dressing.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsHemostasisAdhesiveBoraxAntimicrobialChemistryOn demandHemostatic AgentPolymer chemistrySurgeryOrganic chemistryLayer (electronics)MedicineRaw materialComputer scienceMultimediaHemostasis and retained surgical itemsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsSurgical Sutures and Adhesives