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Preventing Secondary Bleeding with Superhydrophobic Hemostatic Device: Breaking the Wall of Pre-Hospital Trauma

Vishnu Sunil

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Vishnu Sunil has developed a medical device that can be used as an alternative to cotton gauze and current standard of care to achieve rapid hemostasis and prevent secondary bleeding in a prehospital setting.

Dr. Vishnu Sunil

National University of Singapore

Dr. Vishnu Sunil is a scientist and bioentrepreneur developing life-saving technologies and ways to deliver these innovations with an aim to democratize healthcare. Dr. Sunil has a PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the National University of Singapore. He has been awarded several fellowships and grants for his work in the field of biomaterials. Outside of the lab, Dr. Sunil works with regulatory agencies, health ministries, and MedTech companies across the world in shaping and influencing policymaking around equitable access to new technologies and medicines.