MISSISSIPPI: Army Wants New Medical Gel that Seals Off Hemorrhaging Wounds on the Battlefield
Army researchers are eyeing a promising new wound-care technology that could allow soldiers to seal hemorrhaging trauma wounds on parts of the body where pressure bandages can't stop bleeding.
The Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, is providing technical oversight on a new hemostatic gel, known as StatBond, that stops uncontrolled bleeding in noncompressible areas of the body such as the groin, armpit, neck and internal organs.
A research and development firm known as Hybrid Plastics, along with the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Vanderbilt University and Ichor Sciences, developed StatBond through an effort funded by the Defense Health Agency Small Business Innovation Research program.
Hybrid has been actively involved with the Mississippi NSF EPSCOR grants.
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"This technology provides a new capability to stop bleeding under austere conditions," Robert Mantz, a chemistry branch chief with ARL, which is an element of Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, said in a service news release.