Title |
Advances in medical adhesives inspired by aquatic organisms’ adhesion
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Published in |
Biomaterials Research, October 2017
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DOI | 10.1186/s40824-017-0101-y |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Kyu Ha Park, Keum-Yong Seong, Seung Yun Yang, Sungbaek Seo |
Abstract |
In biomedicine, adhesives for hard and soft tissues are crucial for various clinical purposes. However, compared with that under dry conditions, adhesion performance in the presence of water or moisture is dramatically reduced. In this review, representative types of medical adhesives and the challenging aspects of wet adhesion are introduced. The adhesion mechanisms of marine mussels, sandcastle worms, and endoparasitic worms are described, and stemming from the insights gained, designs based on the chemistry of molecules like catechol and on coacervation and mechanical interlocking platforms are introduced in the viewpoint of translating these natural adhesion mechanisms into synthetic approaches. |
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