- Absorbable gelatin sponge is commonly used for aiding wound hemostasis during orthopedic and other surgery
- Used extensively as an embolic agent in Interventional Radiology.The embolic effects are temporary
- It is also used to plug PTC tracts to prevent bile leakage on drain removal
- Can be cut into very small pieces for catheter injection or can be mixed with contrast into a 'gel foam slurry' then injected for rapid embolisation