If you've ever attempted to stick a butterfly bandage to freshly sanitized skin—or, say, tried to tape together a beach ball covered in salty ocean water—you know the limitations of adhesives. Water ...

As helpful as Band-Aids are, ripping them off your skin is never fun – but just imagine having one on your heart or lung. Researchers at MIT have now managed to create surgical tape that can stick to ...

Engineers have developed a kind of surgical 'duct tape.' The strong, flexible, and biocompatible sticky patch can be applied to biological tissues and organs to help seal tears and wounds. A staple on ...

Last year, MIT engineers developed a double-sided adhesive that could quickly and firmly stick to wet surfaces such as biological tissues. They showed that the tape could be used to seal up rips and ...

A staple on any engineer's workbench, duct tape is a quick and dependable fix for cracks and tears in many structural materials. MIT engineers have now developed a kind of surgical duct tape - a ...

The medical adhesive tapes market is projected to grow at a CAGR of ~6% over the forecast period. Major factors driving growth include the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and wound care ...

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 ...

The value of tissue adhesives for the closure of surgical skin incisions is not clear. A Cochrane review looked at and pooled the evidence on how this approach compared with other methods HE M (2011) ...

What is Nerve Tape® and how does it change nerve repair? Discover a suture-free, biomaterial solution for peripheral nerve surgery.

A staple on any engineer’s workbench, duct tape is a quick and dependable fix for cracks and tears in many structural materials. MIT engineers have now developed a kind of surgical duct tape — a ...