Staples, stitches, and even super glue are all options for treating large cuts. But how do emergency physicians decide what to use to get wounds back together? Emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen ...

Now, researchers have discovered why the fly's silk is sticky when wet and how that may make it valuable as an adhesive tape during ... an incision as opposed to sutures," he adds.

Back to Healio Fibrin tissue adhesive is an alternative to sutures that provides rapid recovery and patient comfort, according to John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS. During the American Society of ...

Adhesive strips and epidermal sutures had similar long-term scar outcomes in bilayered dermatologic wound closures on the back, according to study results. “The authors hypothesized that ...

This stretchy glue can be attached to a beating, bleeding heart and could someday replace stitches in wound repair. Other commercially available glues create strong but inflexible bonds or ...

While sutures and staples have been used for decades ... which can cause damage over time. ‘New adhesive conforms and adheres strongly to the skin, cartilage, and arteries; closes holes in ...

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 ...

are paving the way to that day in the not-too-distant future when a needle and suture, or staple, are obsolete. "Gel like this would make an ideal medical adhesive, Smith says. "It would stick to ...

For his part, del Nido wants to see if the glue can stop blood from leaking from holes around sutures. If that’s safe and effective, he will move on to more complex things. This isn’t just ...

Duct tape, butterfly bandages and cyanoacrylate glue can also be used to keep a cut closed. Before you suture, clean the gash out with water. If possible, try to create some water pressure by ...

and to compare the clinical outcomes using tissue glue and vicryl suture for closing these areas in conventional 20-gauge (G) vitrectomy. Thirty eyes of 30 patients were included in this study.