Photocurable platelet rich plasma bioadhesives

• Main Authors: Singh, Manisha, Nanda, Himansu Sekhar, Lee, Justin Yin Hao, Wang, Jun Kit, Tan, Nguan Soon, Steele, Terry W. J.
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Engineering::Bioengineering; Bioadhesive; Carbene
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144379
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Closure of wounds with tissue adhesives has many advantages over sutures, but existing synthetic adhesives are toxic and have poor workability. Blood-derived adhesives display complete resorption but have adhesion too weak for reliable wound dressings. We propose a semi-synthetic design that combine...