Anti Bleeding Gel
Albab Youndra Darmawan, Carla Octavani, Dini Nurmalah, Tiafanni Azzahrah
Trisakti University, Jakarta, Indonesia
Catchphrase : Our Blood Our Lives
Gel is made up of plant-derived analogue of something called as the extracellular matrix
(ECM)—a mesh of protein and sugar that sits around cells and tells them what to do and how to
behave. The ECM varies from organ to organ. The gel is broken down into small pieces, a kind of
Lego blocks, and when it's placed on a wound, it rebuilds itself into the pattern of the existing
ECM. If you apply the gel on skin, it will have the properties of skin. If you put it next to the
liver, it will take on the properties of the liver.
Vetigel works by using a plant-based hemophilic polymer made from polysaccharides that
grabsinto the blood and form a mesh that seals over the wound, without any need to apply
pressure.VetiGel is different in that it is formed from plant cell wall polymers that, according to the
company, form a mesh when exposed to blood or tissue. The mesh quickly collects fibrin, a protein
that is the key to blood clotting. Since it is a plant-based polymer, the mesh can be left in the
wound to be absorbed by the body as it heals.
Thus, this gel is expected to be able to help community in the future by stoping bleeding and
preventing from massive loss of blood which may cause death, a fatal condition. It also aims to
reduce the mortality of population.
Reference
1.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/vetigel-plant-based-gel-that-stops-traumaticbleeding-wounds-15-seconds-1476464
International Business Times UK. Retrieved 30 December 2014
2.
Matt Safford
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/plant-based-
gel-stops-bleeding-seconds-180953488/?no-ist
Smithsonian. Retrieved 30 December 2014