Common wound dressings usually just protect your cuts from the elements and from infection. A dressing developed by a team of researchers from Harvard's Wyss Institute, Harvard's John A. Paulson ...

Cuts, scrapes, blisters, burns, splinters, and punctures - there are a number of ways our skin can be broken. Most treatments for skin wounds involve simply placing a barrier over it (usually an ...

Cuts, scrapes, blisters, burns, splinters, and punctures - there are a number of ways our skin can be broken. Most treatments for skin wounds involve simply placing a barrier over them (usually an ...

Cuts, scrapes, blisters, burns, splinters, and punctures - there are a number of ways our skin can be broken. Most treatments for skin wounds involve simply placing a barrier over it (usually an ...

Scientist have developed a hot-melt tissue adhesive (i.e., medical glue that is applied in a molten state) capable of healing operative wounds. This adhesive has excellent medical material properties ...

NIMS has developed a hot-melt tissue adhesive (i.e., medical glue that is applied in a molten state) capable of healing operative wounds. This adhesive has excellent medical material properties in ...

Engineers have designed a strong, biocompatible glue that can seal injured tissues and stop bleeding, inspired by the sticky substance that barnacles use to cling to rocks. Inspired by the sticky ...

Usually, these chemical closure materials – which need to be biocompatible, biodegradable, stable, and meet regulatory requirements – work as glues which bind tissues together to progress the natural ...

Have you ever cut or hurt yourself and had to use an adhesive bandage, such as a Band-Aid? If so, then you know that an adhesive bandage is a small piece of sticky adhesive tape with an absorbent pad ...

An octopus-inspired adhesive surface that works in wet and dry conditions has been created by researchers in South Korea. They believe their suction cups could find a range of uses including the ...