US Army adopts a bandage made from the exoskeleton of shrimp

The United States Army has purchased 400,000 sets of bandages made from the exoskeleton of shrimp as a bandage to stop bleeding related to life. The bandage is said to be a revolutionary one, which has a higher ability to stop bleeding than conventional bandages.

Prior to the purchase of this bandage, the US Army has tested it to use bandage using fibers, sponge made of collagen, ceramic powder of nanometer size, for hemostasis, but after all this It seems that it was decided to order a bandage. What is the bandage of what kind of mechanism?

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According to this article, "HemConThe bandage that is sold under the name "chitosan" extracted from the exoskeleton of the shrimp of Iceland seems to be made. Chitosan has a characteristic that it shows very strong tackiness once it is touched with blood, so it is very useful for hemostasis.

It is also made from polysaccharides, so you can eat it, but you do not taste shrimp. The vice president of the company that sells this "Hemcon" also says, "Although I tried it, it is never delicious".

By the way, those who made chitosan in powder form, those that can stop bleeding immediately by sprinkling on the wound are also sold for emergency medical services, military, legal institutions, and they are said to be sold for the private sector this summer as well.

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There is a movie introduced at CNN on the official website.

HemCon featured on CNN (video)

I wonder how much it will cost ....

There is a video to test Hemcon 's hemostasis ability on the following link. I am experimenting with something like a dummy foot, but do not look at a person with a weak heart because it is very grouse. Even deep and big scratches like this can stop bleeding in 2 minutes.

YouTube - HemCon Bandage