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Editor's note: The above video contains images that may be considered graphic by some readers.NEW YORK — A college student may have developed a product that stops bleeding instantly by jumpstarting the clotting and healing process.

Joe Landolina, a junior at New York University, created Veti-Gel, a substance he said is capable of instantly closing wounds to even internal organs and major arteries. The gel is a synthetic form of the extracellular matrix, or ECM, which is responsible for triggering the clotting process after an injury.

Landolina used genetically modified plants to produce the substance, a form of which plants already produce on their own.

"It instantly tells the body, 'OK, stop the bleeding,' but also it starts the healing process," he told Tech News Daily. "I have seen (Veti-Gel) close any size wound that it is applied to. As long as you can cover it, it can close it."

Depending on which part of the wound Veti-Gel comes into contact with, it either stimulates the creation of a blood-clotting substance, activates platelet cells to plug the hole or covers and compresses the wound. Once it has stopped the bleeding, it can be either removed or treated with a spray that polymerizes the gel into a substance that looks, feels and acts like skin.

Student creates substance that stops bleeding instantly
Photo: Suneris

Tests by Landolina and colleagues at startup Suneris show blood being pumped through a three-inch cut in a pork loin being stopped immediately.

Unlike similar treatments that come from animals, Veti-Gel can be stored at temperatures between 33 degrees and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. It can also be used to treat burns, according to Landolina.

If successful, the product could be used in situations where emergency rooms are not readily available, such as in extreme rural areas or military camps.

Landolina has applied for a patent and is awaiting approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

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