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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Shock. 2016 Sep;46(3):123–128. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000000646

Figure 1. Self-propelling CaCO3 particles loaded with thrombin rapidly propel throughout wound sites, deposit their procoagulant cargos and stop bleeding.

Figure 1

(A) Schematic showing application of propelled particle gauze to a wound pocket. Particles react with water to propel and deliver thrombin throughout the bleeding area. (B) Photograph of propelled thrombin gauze in a wound pocket. Scale bar is 1 cm.