FISCHER THOMAS H [US];
ESKRIDGE STAN E JR [US];
MALLOY WILLIAM M JR [US];
EVANS MALLOY [US]
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(FISCHER, THOMAS, H, ; ESKRIDGE, STAN, E., JR, ; MALLOY, WILLIAM, M., JR, ; EVANS, MALLOY)
Applicant(s):
ENTEGRION INC [US];
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA [US]
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(ENTEGRION, INC, ; THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL)
The present invention is directed to a hemostatic textile, comprising: a material comprising a combination of glass fibers and one or more secondary fibers selected from the group consisting of silk fibers; ceramic fibers; raw or regenerated bamboo fibers; cotton fibers; rayon fibers; linen fibers; ramie fibers; jute fibers; sisal fibers; flax fibers; soybean fibers; corn fibers; hemp fibers; lyocel fibers; wool; lactide and/or glycolide polymers; lactide/glycolide copolymers; silicate fibers; polyamide fibers; feldspar fibers; zeolite fibers, zeolite-containing fibers, acetate fibers; and combinations thereof; the hemostatic textile capable of activating hemostatic systems in the body when applied to a wound. Additional cofactors such as thrombin and hemostatic agents such as RL platelets, RL blood cells; fibrin, fibrinogen, and combinations thereof may also be incorporated into the textile. The invention is also directed to methods of producing the textile, and methods of using the textile to stop bleeding.