Stretchy glue inspired by slugs could be the future of sutures

  Inspired by slug slime, scientists have developed a flexible adhesive that sticks to wet surfaces. This stretchy glue can be attached to a beating, bleeding heart and could someday replace stitches in wound repair. Other commercially available glues create strong but inflexible bonds or stretchy but weak connections. The slug-inspired glue cements tightly and […]Related:New debate on antibiotics: Do you really need to take the full course?These experimental treatments target brain cancer like John McCain’sSperm concentration has declined 50 percent in 40 years in three continents
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news