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Michael Makris։ Extraterrestrial Regolith as a Trigger of the Intrinsic Coagulation Pathway
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Mar 1, 2026, 13:17

Michael Makris։ Extraterrestrial Regolith as a Trigger of the Intrinsic Coagulation Pathway

Michael Makris, Emeritus Professor of Haemostasis and Thrombosis at the University of Sheffield, shared on LinkedIn about a recent article by Nabil Ali-Mohamad et al, published in RPTH Journal:

“It may sound like science fiction, but it is actually science.

The soil on the surface of Mars and the Moon, as well as that present in meteorites, can activate factor XIIa and provide hemostasis.

This worked in a pig liver laceration model.

The paper was recently published in the journal Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (RPTH Journal).

We had an RPTH Journal research recap on this a few days ago.

The study’s author, Dr Christian Kastrup from Versiti in the US, explained how they started investigating this, described their findings, and then we had a fascinating discussion.”

Title: Extraterrestrial regolith is hemostatic and potentially suitable for hemorrhage control in space

Authors: Nabil Ali-Mohamad, Ting-Hsuan Wang, Lih Jiin Juang, Nuoya Peng, Massimo F Cau, Kevin Cannon, Christian J Kastrup

Read the Full Article on RPTH Journal

Michael Makris։ Extraterrestrial Regolith as a Trigger of the Intrinsic Coagulation Pathway

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