Prof. WANG Rong’s group from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed an ionically assembled hemostatic powder, which can effectively treat upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

The study was published in Materials Horizons.

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding, including bleeding in the oesophagus, stomach, and duodenum, etc., is one of the most common acute and critical diseases of the gastrointestinal system, with an annual incidence of 0.1% to 0.18% in adults.

Via a feasible self-assembling approach, researchers at NIMTE developed a hemostatic powder with rapid gelation, fast hemostasis, strong acid resistance, and on-demand removability for upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

The hemostatic powder shows outstanding biocompatibility and facilitates wound healing, indicating great clinical potential for upper gastrointestinal bleeding treatment and further biomedical applications.

Fig. The hemostatic powder for upper gastrointestinal bleeding Treatment (Image by NIMTE)

Contact
WANG Rong
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
E-mail: rong.wang@nimte.ac.cn