Development of a Nonwoven Hemostatic Dressing Based on Unbleached Cotton: A De Novo Design Approach

Development of a Nonwoven Hemostatic Dressing Based on Unbleached Cotton: A De Novo Design Approach

Minimally processed greige (unbleached) cotton fibers demonstrate enhanced clotting relative to highly processed <i>United States Pharmacopeia</i> (USP) type 7 bleached cotton gauze. This effect is thought to be due to the material surface polarity. We hypothesized that a textile could b...

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Main Authors: J. Vincent Edwards, Elena Graves, Nicolette Prevost, Brian Condon, Dorne Yager, Joseph Dacorta, Alvin Bopp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
cotton
blood clotting
thromboelastography
nonwovens
electrokinetic
fibrin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/12/7/609

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