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Layered clays are shown to have a wide range of blood-clotting properties that appear to be influenced by surface charge. The most active clay clotting agent is as effective as a commercial zeolite hemostatic material, but does not release heat, making it a promising alternative to the zeolite.
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Baker et al. (2007) studied this question.
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