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ArticleNature communications2026

Hemostatic Tough Adhesives seal tissue and control hemorrhage.

Daniel O Kent, Phoebe S Kwon, Kyle C Wu, Matthew Torre, Hamza Ijaz, Favour Omafuvwe Obuseh, Brittany Pattison, Arthur Nedder, Francis McGovern, Jeremy Cannon and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Daniel O Kent *Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-2464-2747
Phoebe S Kwon *Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Kyle C Wu *Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0009-5049
Matthew TorreDepartment of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Hamza IjazWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Favour Omafuvwe ObusehWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2500-4194
Brittany PattisonBoston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Arthur NedderBoston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Francis McGovernDepartment of Urologic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Jeremy CannonDepartment of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2969-9316
David J MooneyWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA. mooneyd@seas.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6299-1194
Benjamin R Freedman *Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA. bfreedm2@bidmc.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9406-773X

Funding

Supplement Multifunctional Tough Adhesive Hydrogels to Recruit, Expand, and Deliver Tendon Cells During Aging and InjuryR00AG065495 · NIA · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Benjamin Ross Freedman · 2023 to 2026
$842k
Multifunctional tough adhesive hydrogels to recruit, expand, and deliver tendoncells during aging and injuryK99AG065495 · NIA · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI FREEDMAN, BENJAMIN ROSS · 2020 to 2022
$341k
NIA NIH HHS K99 AG065495NIA NIH HHS R00 AG065495U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Aging (U.S. National Institute on Aging) 5R00AG065495-05
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hemorrhage from internal organs remains a critical challenge in both trauma care and surgical procedures, as existing hemostatic adjuncts frequently fail to provide consistent and effective bleeding control, particularly under conditions of active bleeding or impaired coagulation. Here, we develop and evaluate a Hemostatic Tough Adhesive (HTA) in controlled preclinical models of traumatic solid organ injury and compare its performance against leading commercially available hemostatic agents. The HTA consistently outperformed its counterparts, achieving 100% hemostasis in both liver and spleen injuries within an in vivo preclinical porcine model. In contrast, existing adjuncts exhibited variable and often incomplete efficacy. Beyond immediate hemostasis, the HTA demonstrated prolonged stability and biocompatibility during the postoperative wound healing phase. Notably, the HTA exhibited tissue surface adhesion energy several orders of magnitude greater than that of current hemostatic products, indicating its potential utility for surgical and trauma-related bleeding management.

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HemorrhageHemostaticsTissue AdhesivesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHemostasisLiverSpleenSwineWound HealingHemostaticsTissue Adhesives

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PMID41951623
PMCPMC13236996

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