Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Page 216, December 2006

Self-assembly peptide prevents blood loss

  • Mike Heller, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California–San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
    • ,
  • Chiming Wei, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Nanomedicine Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 600 N. Wolfe Street, Blalock 1206, Baltimore, MD 21205.

Received 31 October 2006; accepted 31 October 2006.

Abstract 

Recently, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Hong Kong discovered a new peptide that immediately stopped bleeding at the surgical site. Nanohemostat solution stops blood flow in less than 10 seconds in the cutting site of brain, spinal cord, femoral artery, and liver. Although the actual mechanism of action is not known, it is believed that the peptides are able to self-assemble into a nanofibrous scaffold network that provides these remarkable properties.

Key words: Nanomaterial, Bleeding, Self-assembly peptide, Nanohemostat solution

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PII: S1549-9634(06)00298-X

doi:10.1016/j.nano.2006.10.158

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Page 216, December 2006

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