Gastrointestinal tract perforation is a full-thickness
injury that
causes bleeding and fatal infection of the peritoneum. This condition
worsens in an acidic gastric environment which interferes with the
normal coagulation cascade. Current endoscopic clips to repair gastric
perforations are ineffective, and metal or plastic occluders need
secondary surgery to remove them. Herein, we report a self-expandable,
endoscopy deliverable, adhesive hydrogel to block gastric perforation.
We found the nanosilica coating significantly enhanced the adhesive
strength even under a simulated strong acidic stomach environment.
The developed device was disulfide cross-linked for the reducible
degraded gel. By loading with vonoprazan fumarate (VF) and acidic
fibroblast growth factor (AFGF), the hyperboloid-shaped device can
have a sustained drug release to regulate intragastric pH and promote
wound healing. The gel device can be compressed and then expanded
like a mushroom when applied in an acute gastric perforation model
in both rabbits and minipigs. By utilizing a stomach capsule robot
for remotely monitoring the pH and by immunohistochemical analysis,
we demonstrated that the compressible hyperboloid-shaped gel could
stably block the perforation and promoted wound healing during the
28 days of observation. The real-time pH meter demonstrated that the
gel could control intragastric pH above 4 for nearly 60 h to prevent
bleeding.
Perchlorate contamination in water is of concern because of uncertainties about toxicity and health effects, impact on ecosystems, and possible indirect exposure pathways to humans. Therefore, it is very important to investigate the ecotoxicology of perchlorate and to screen plant species for phytoremediation. Effects of perchlorate (20, 200, and 500 mg/L) on the growth of four wetland plants (Eichhornia crassipes, Acorus calamus L., Thalia dealbata, and Canna indica) as well as its accumulation in different plant tissues were investigated through water culture experiments. Twenty milligrams per liter of perchlorate had no significant effects on height, root length, aboveground part weight, root weight, and oxidizing power of roots of four plants, except A. calamus, and increasing concentrations of perchlorate showed that out of the four wetland plants, only A. calamus had a significant (p<0.05) dose-dependent decrease in these parameters. When treated with 500 mg/L perchlorate, these parameters and chlorophyll content in the leaf of plants showed significant decline contrasted to control groups, except the root length of E. crassipes and C. indica. The order of inhibition rates of perchlorate on root length, aboveground part weight and root weight, and oxidizing power of roots was: A. calamus > C. indica > T. dealbata > E. crassipes and on chlorophyll content in the leaf it was: A. calamus > T. dealbata > C. indica > E. crassipes. The higher the concentration of perchlorate used, the higher the amount of perchlorate accumulation in plants. Perchlorate accumulation in aboveground tissues was much higher than that in underground tissues and leaf was the main tissue for perchlorate accumulation. The order of perchlorate accumulation content and the bioconcentration factor in leaf of four plants was: E. crassipes > C. indica > T. dealbata > A. calamus. Therefore, E. crassipes might be an ideal plant with high tolerance ability and accumulation ability for constructing wetland to remediate high levels of perchlorate polluted water.
Bioadhesive performance can be compromised due to bleeding. Bleeding increases mortality. Adhesives with hemostatic function are of great significance. A sustainable and robust hemostatic bioadhesive from okra is reported. The adhesive strength reaches around three and six‐fold higher than commercial fibrin on pigskin and glass, respectively. The okra gel presents high‐pressure resistance and great underwater adhesive strength. In human blood experiments, the okra gel can activate platelets, enhance the adhesion of activated platelets, and release coagulation factors XI and XII. By forming a fast gel layer and closely adhering to the wound, it can quickly stop bleeding in the liver and heart of rabbits and dogs. Meanwhile, okra gel can cause platelet activation at the wound site and further strengthen its hemostatic performance. It is biocompatible, biodegradable, and can promote wound healing and shows potential as a sustainable bioadhesive, especially in the scenario of significant hemorrhage.
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