New Blood-Resistant Glue Mends Broken Hearts Without Sutures
▻http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/01/08/new-blood-resistant-glue-mends-broken-hearts-without-s
Working with del Nido, Jeff Karp at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and MIT’s Bob Langer have created a glue that ticks all the boxes. It seals heart tissue and blood vessels, it’s strong but flexible, and it’s made only from naturally-occurring substances already found in the body. It can be applied as a viscous gel, and then hardened into a strong adhesive with a burst of ultraviolet light. And, best of all, it works in flowing blood.