Flatworm-inspired medical adhesives stop blood loss

Published: 13 October 2022

Every year around 2 million people die worldwide from hemorrhaging or blood loss. Uncontrolled hemorrhaging accounts for more than 30% of trauma deaths. To stop the bleeding, doctors often apply...

Using sound and bubbles to make bandages stickier and longer lasting

Published: 12 August 2022

Researchers have discovered that they can control the stickiness of adhesive bandages using ultrasound waves and bubbles. This breakthrough could lead to new advances in medical adhesives,...

Synthetic tissue can repair hearts, muscles, and vocal cords

Published: 30 November 2021

Combining knowledge of chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering, scientists from McGill University develop a biomaterial tough enough to repair the heart, muscles, and vocal cords, representing...

Surgical sutures inspired by human tendons

Published: 7 April 2021

Sutures are used to close wounds and speed up the natural healing process, but they can also complicate matters by causing damage to soft tissues with their stiff fibers. To remedy the problem,...

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