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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 ...

During surgery or traumatic injury, quickly stopping bleeding can save lives. Now, scientists have recruited an unlikely ally to that cause – snake venom, which forms the basis of a new “super glue” ...

While glue for medical use exists, Super Glue and Krazy Glue are meant for gluing objects and not skin. Medical glue is less toxic. There are two types of super glue. One is meant for gluing objects ...

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 ...

When our 10-week-old son needed surgery in 1995, the least of our concerns was how the surgeon would close the incision. So when the doctor told us the hospital was participating in a clinical study ...

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 defensive mucus of the Arion subfuscus slug has inspired materials scientists trying to invent better medical adhesives. (Nigel Cattlin/Visuals Unlimited/Getty Images) The European slug is average ...

For a glue that holds up inside the body, turn to the humble slug, Arion subfuscus. A new super-sticky material mimics slug slime’s ability to stick on slick wet surfaces and could lead to more ...

The European slug is average in every way: slimy, brownish, shorter than a credit card. But Arion subfuscus has a minor superpower: When it's scared, it can glue itself to wet surfaces very well, and ...