Mussels inspire innovative new adhesive for surgery

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 17:30 in Health & Medicine

(Phys.org)—Mussels can be a mouthwatering meal, but the chemistry that lets mussels stick to underwater surfaces may also provide a highly adhesive wound closure and more effective healing from surgery.

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