Abstract
The physiologic process of blood clot formation is well understood and occurs naturally in the setting of tissue injury to achieve hemostasis and begin the process of wound healing. While the investigation of blood clots as a biomaterial is still in the early stages, there has been some research with similar biomaterials made of the components of blood clots that support the innovative idea of using an autologous blood clot as a scaffold or delivery method for therapeutic agents. Here, we review the physiology of blood clots in wound healing and how using blood clots as a biomaterial and delivery system can potentially promote wound healing, provide targeted therapeutic agent delivery and use it as an innovative tool in regenerative medicine.
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