Profile: Aegis Lifesciences offers hemostatic gelatin sponges. Our Surgispon® is a non-toxic, non-allergenic, non-immunogenic, and non-pyrogenic absorbable hemostatic gelatin sponge. It is used in various surgical procedures. Our gelatin sponges have a porous structure, which activates the thrombocytes at the moment blood comes in contact with the matrix of the sponge. This causes the thrombocytes to release a series of substances which promote their aggregation, thus enabling them to act as a catalyst for the formation of fibrin.