Repairing an injury to a blood vessel or an organ after traumatic internal injury, especially involving the lung, is typically done by sutures, stapling devices or electrocautery with specialized ...

The ability of mussels to stubbornly bind themselves to underwater surfaces has intrigued scientists for years. If this ability could be recreated in the lab, it could lead to new adhesives for all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A slug hangs from the finger of a gardener in a park in London, Britain April 29, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File ...

Scientists searching for a better surgical glue have hit on what might seem like an unlikely source: a small slug whose sticky slime keeps it safe from would-be snackers. The new glue is stickier and ...

Slugs secrete biological defensive mucus that has now inspired a new type of surgical glue, prepared by researchers. This “bio-glue” has three main properties, it can move with the body, it is ...

BERKELEY (KPIX) -- Scientists took a close look at how mussels attach themselves to submarine surfaces and came up with a medical breakthrough -- a surgical glue that could help the save the lives of ...

Surgery can be risky business, especially when it comes to getting sealed back up. Stitches, staples, and sutures are all foreign materials that have problems of their own. MeTro is a new type of ...

When Northeastern University’s Nasim Annabi has a great idea, she sticks with it. Annabi, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Northeastern, created a powerful, sprayable surgical glue ...

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This new surgical technology will definitely stick to your ribs. Scientists have created an elastic super surgical glue that can seal cuts, wounds and incisions instantly. The technology, called MeTro ...

LONDON – Scientists have developed an experimental surgical glue inspired by the mucus secreted by slugs that could offer an alternative to sutures and staples for closing wounds. While some medical ...