Inspired by the sticky substance spiders use to catch their prey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have designed a special double-sided tape that can rapidly seal tissues together ...

Inspired by the sticky substance spiders use to catch their prey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have designed a special double-sided tape that can rapidly seal tissues together, a… ...

They thought that would seal wet tissues in the body, in places where stitches or glues don't work. The new tape has worked on various types of rat and pig tissue. And it sticks within 5 seconds.

MIT engineers developed a kind of surgical “duct tape.” The strong, flexible, and biocompatible sticky patch can be applied to biological tissues and organs to help seal tears and wounds.

Super-strong surgical tape detaches on demand Removable adhesive could make it easier for surgeons to close up internal wounds Date: June 22, 2020 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

In addition to increasing hospital waste, tape can harm a patient’s skin and tear surgical gloves. Furthermore, cleaning stray patient hair with sticky gloves and tape is time consuming.

This Surgical Tape Is Like a 'Painless Band-Aid for Internal Organs' The ultimate goal: use bioadhesive technologies to replace sutures. This is a hell of a start.

"The best way to make it to the finish line is by taking care of your feet." Surgical tape can cost as little as £1.69 per five-metre roll. Buy now - £1.69, boots.com ...

Ultramarathoners can train for years and still get sidelined by blisters. Stanford researchers tested paper surgical tape during a 155-mile race and found it reduces blisters by 40 percent.