{"id":96473,"date":"2009-12-21T00:54:37","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T05:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/synthetic-platelets\/13634\/"},"modified":"2009-12-21T00:54:37","modified_gmt":"2009-12-21T05:54:37","slug":"synthetic-platelets-halve-blood-clotting-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/96473","title":{"rendered":"Synthetic platelets halve blood clotting time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/platelets.jpg\" alt=\"Natural platelets - seen here clumping from a blood smear - could soon get a helping hand ...\"><\/p>\n<p>Blood clotting is a complex cascade of events that works well for normal cuts and scrapes, however, more serious injuries can overwhelm the body&#8217;s natural blood-clotting process. With traumatic injury the leading cause of death for people aged 4 to 44, a team of researchers has sought a way to enhance the natural blood-clotting process by creating synthetic platelets that show promise in halting internal and external bleeding&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/artificial\/\" rel=\"tag\">artificial<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/cells\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cells<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/medical\/\" rel=\"tag\">Medical<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/surgery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Surgery<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/trauma\/\" rel=\"tag\">Trauma<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/wound\/\" rel=\"tag\">Wound<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/4342\/\">The Talking First Aid Kit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/zircoflex-flexible-heat-shield\/12249\/\">First-ever flexible ceramic heat shield material<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/bone-transplant-wood\/12496\/\">New bones from old wood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/doctoral-thesis-shows-increased-risk-of-injury-even-after-one-glass-of\/11303\/\">Increased risk of injury even after one glass of alcohol<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/artificial-leaf-converts-light-to-energy\/12126\/\">Converting light into energy with &#8216;artificial leaf&#8217; one step closer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/5327\/\">Car Makers and fuel suppliers unite to promote synthetic fuels in Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/C3H30F6e_kc0sjjWi2JkOQ85ZtU\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/C3H30F6e_kc0sjjWi2JkOQ85ZtU\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/C3H30F6e_kc0sjjWi2JkOQ85ZtU\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/C3H30F6e_kc0sjjWi2JkOQ85ZtU\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=pAf1DvhFmN4:L_tVCIiegHg:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=pAf1DvhFmN4:L_tVCIiegHg:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=pAf1DvhFmN4:L_tVCIiegHg:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=pAf1DvhFmN4:L_tVCIiegHg:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=pAf1DvhFmN4:L_tVCIiegHg:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=pAf1DvhFmN4:L_tVCIiegHg:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=pAf1DvhFmN4:L_tVCIiegHg:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/pAf1DvhFmN4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blood clotting is a complex cascade of events that works well for normal cuts and scrapes, however, more serious injuries can overwhelm the body&#8217;s natural blood-clotting process. 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