Explosions are the primary way American soldiers get injured on the battlefield these days. Internal bleeding within the lungs is particularly dangerous and requires immediate care, but the time it takes before an injured soldier reaches a military hospital is often too long for survival. Researchers at Virginia Tech and Case Western Reserve University have developed special nanoparticles that can be systemically injected into a patient right after a blast injury to help with internal clot formation and to reduce inflammation within the lungs.
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