This innovative adhesive solution could aid in wound closure and a broad range of medical procedures. Following is a transcript of the video. This is needle-less wound closure DermaClip is an ...

In one episode of the TV show "Star Trek: The Next Generation," Captain Jean-Luc Picard is stabbed in the chest but survives thanks to a device that stitches up wounds in his heart. Now, real ...

The slug-inspired glue is a tough adhesive that can be used for a range of applications, like closing wounds, or making adorable slug models. Jianyu Li, Adam D. Celiz, David J. Mooney Even with modern ...

Australian and American biomedical engineers have developed a stretchy surgical glue that rapidly heals wounds, a “breakthrough” that has the potential to save lives in emergencies, its designers say.

One of the most basic yet important surgical skills to keep a patient alive and intact may be closing wounds. It seems that doctors will now get the job done with more ease thanks to new, nontoxic ...

In the movies, superheroes' and vampires' wounds heal so quickly that life-threatening cuts and gashes close up in minutes. These super healing abilities may be out of reach, but researchers in ...

Uncontrolled bleeding during surgery can cause death. What if, instead of slow surgical stitching, you could rapidly glue a wound together? A new “bio-glue” – an experimental adhesive gel that is ...

We report eight patients, including three where intra-operative or immediate post-penetrating keratoplasty recalcitrant leaks from the graft–host junction and/or openings created by the needle pass, ...

Anyone who has ever tried to put on a Band-Aid when their skin is damp knows that it can be frustrating. Wet skin isn't the only challenge for medical adhesives - the human body is full of blood, ...

When Mikael Blomkvist is hit by a bullet in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Lisbeth Salander springs to the rescue with a needle and dental floss to sew up his wound. But not before she attempts to ...

Inspired by nature's wonders, scientists have developed new light-activated adhesive hydrogel that is mussel protein-based. The innovative surgical protein glue, called LAMBA, not only closes an open ...