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South Korean Spray-On Powder Halts Bleeding in Seconds

7/10/2026

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South Korean researchers unveiled AGCL, a spray-on powder that turns blood into a gel and stops severe bleeding in about one second.
A KAIST team showed the powder halted bleeding within 13 seconds and cut blood loss versus TachoSil in mouse liver and heart injury models, though it lacks clinical approval.
Scientists said the material could help military medics and civilian surgeons, but human trials are still required.

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South Korean researchers unveiled AGCL, a spray-on powder that turns blood into a gel and stops severe bleeding in about one second.
A KAIST team showed the powder halted bleeding within 13 seconds and cut blood loss versus TachoSil in mouse liver and heart injury models, though it lacks clinical approval.
Scientists said the material could help military medics and civilian surgeons, but human trials are still required.