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title: VetiGel: The Band-Aid of the Future Stops Bleeding Instantly — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/vetigel-the-band-aid-of-the-future-stops-bleeding-instantly/
date: 2014-11-20
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# VetiGel: The Band-Aid of the Future Stops Bleeding Instantly

 A small lab in Brooklyn is working on a gel that can stop bleeding in 20 seconds. Platelets stick together when VetiGel, made from plant-based polymers, comes into contact with blood. VetiGel’s co-founder, Joe Landolina, started working on the project while he was a freshman at New York University. Bloomberg’s Sam Grobart reports for “The Year Ahead: 2015” series.