Posted on 03/18/2013 8:06:54 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda
NYU student invents wound-closing goo By BOB FREDERICKS
A brainy NYU student has cooked up a magic gel that he says can stop even heavy bleeding an invention that could make routine bandages obsolete.
Joe Landolina, 20, an Ulster County native and NYU junior, says his Veti-Gel almost instantly closes and begins healing even major wounds to internal organs and key arteries.
Theres really no way to quickly stop bleeding except to hold lots of gauze on a wound, Landolina told The Post. I thought if you could pour this gel into a wound, it would solidify and stop the bleeding.
Landolina, who is simultaneously pursuing a bachelors degree in biomolecular and chemical engineering and a masters in biomedical engineering, created the substance with Isaac Miller, a 2013 NYU grad.
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Sounds like the kid re-invented Fibrin glue.
This is already in use in hospitals across yje nation.
He won’t make a dime if it is...
ping
What, and where, is the “yje” nation? just wondering
He just won’t stay down, eh?
question: where does someone find tree sap in the winderness. and from what kind of tree....
Dig it from pine trees with knife.
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