Abstract
Various types of hemostatic agents are used to manage bleeding in surgery. Many such agents are animal products, which carry the risk of secondary infection. The aim of this study is to develop a novel hemostatic agent from a non-animal source that quickly stops bleeding, is easy to use, and has no risk of infection.In this study, we synthesized calcium ion-crosslinked sodium alginate (Alg-Na/Ca) by partial substitution of Ca ions for Na ions in sodium alginate. We prepared 12 kinds of Alg-Na/Ca powders with different Ca mass ratios, molecular weights, M/G ratios and particle size distributions and measured their swelling ratio and the burst pressure generated. We found that Alg-Na/Ca began to swell immediately after contact with saline, especially Alg-Na/Ca at Ca mass ratios of 74.1–77.0 % showed a high swelling ratio after 2 min and a high burst pressure, over 200 % and 500 mmHg respectively. Also, there is a correlation between the swelling ratio after 2 min and the burst pressure. Our results suggest that, by optimizing the composition conditions, Alg-Na/Ca may be an effective hemostatic agent that could act as a tamponade by absorbing and swelling at a bleeding site to quickly achieve primary hemostasis.
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