With clinical trials starting soon for this miracle gel, we can hope that we’ll see it in use eventually during surgery (stopping bleeding instantly instead of looking for vessels to cauterize), by paramedics or field medics during combat. The possibilities are so many for something like this.

The material consists of naturally occurring amino acids that have been engineered to form peptides that spontaneously cluster together to create long fibers when exposed to salty, aqueous environments, such as those found in the body. The fibers form a mesh that serves as a physical barrier to blood and other fluids.

And, since the body eventually assimilates it, you don’t have to remove it after using it. Sounds great!

Here’s to hoping it will be cheap when mass produced, so everyone can have it.

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