Non-toxic underwater adhesive could bring new surgical glue
Channel: Purdue Engineering
Date: 2017-07-19

A non-toxic glue modeled after adhesive proteins produced by mussels and other creatures has been found to out-perform commercially available products, pointing toward potential surgical glues to replace sutures and staples.  Learn more:  http://bit.ly/surgical-glue

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