In dental medicine and hospital surgery, gelatine sponges play an important role. The sponges are produced by foaming an aqueous solution of gelatine then drying and hardening it. The sponges stanch blood flow and are completely resorbed by the body during the process of wound healing. GELITA is one of the leading manufacturers of gelatine foams and supplies companies at home and abroad; the companies then sterilize the sponges and pack them prior to marketing.