Non-aqueous, tissue compliant carbene-crosslinking bioadhesives

• Main Authors: Shah, Ankur Harish, Pokholenko, Oleksander, Nanda, Himanshu Sekhar, Steele, Terry W. J.
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Bioadhesive; Dendrimer
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143091
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Surgical adhesives are an attractive alternative to traditional mechanical tissue fixation methods of sutures and staples. Ease of application, biocompatibility, enhanced functionality (drug delivery) are known advantages but weak adhesion strength in the wet environment and lack of tissue compliant...