Polymeric Materials for Hemostatic Wound Healing

• Main Authors: Suvash Ghimire (Author), Pritha Sarkar (Author), Kasey Rigby (Author), Aditya Maan (Author), Santanu Mukherjee (Author), Kaitlyn E. Crawford (Author), Kausik Mukhopadhyay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hemorrhage is one of the greatest threats to life on the battlefield, accounting for 50% of total deaths. Nearly 86% of combat deaths occur within the first 30 min after wounding. While external wound injuries can be treated mostly using visual inspection, abdominal or internal hemorrhages are more...