Elastic Light Tunable Tissue Adhesive Dendrimers

• Main Authors: Feng, Gao, Djordjevic, Ivan, Mogal, Vishal, O'Rorke, Richard, Pokholenko, Oleksandr, Steele, Terry W. J.
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Bioadhesion; PAMAM dendrimer
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80668; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42181
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Development of bioadhesive formulations for tissue fixation remains a challenge. The major drawbacks of available bioadhesives are low adhesion strength, toxic byproducts, and complexity of application onto affected tissues. In order to address these problems, this study has developed a hydrogel bio...