| abstract |
The present invention is directed to hemostatic wound dressings that contain a substrate for contacting a wound, wherein the substrate includes a wound-contacting surface and is fabricated at least in part from a biocompatible aldehyde-modified polysaccharide having covalently conjugated there with a hemostatic agent, and to methods of providing hemostasis to a wound that include applying the wound dressing described herein to a wound. |