Addressing Unmet Clinical Needs with UV Bioadhesives

• Main Authors: O’Rorke, Richard D., Pokholenko, Oleksandr, Gao, Feng, Cheng, Ting, Shah, Ankur, Mogal, Vishal, Steele, Terry W. J.
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Unmet clinical applications; UV-activated bioadhesives
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80584; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42167
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The invasive practice of suturing for wound closure has persisted for millennia; with the rate of medical development, it is staggering that there are few viable alternatives to invasive mechanical fasteners. Biocompatible and biodegradable polymers are attractive candidates for versatile bioadhesiv...