DOE OSTI · 2541872
Hemorrhage management system
Abstract
An embodiment includes a wound dressing comprising: a shape memory polymer (SMP) foam, including open cells, having first and second states; and a hydrogel (HG) included within the cells; wherein (a) in a first position a composite, including the SMP foam and the HG, is configured to be located proximate a hemorrhagic tissue with the SMP foam in the first state; (b) in a second position the composite is configured to be expanded to the second state against the hemorrhagic tissue when the SMP foam is plasticized at 37° C. depressing a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the SMP foam to below 25° C. Other embodiments are described herein.
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Maitland, Duncan J., Landsman, Todd Lawrence, Touchet, Tyler Joseph, Cosgriff-Hernandez, Elizabeth L., Wilson, Thomas S.. 2024-02-27. Hemorrhage management system. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2541872
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