Currently, there are no clinically approved surgical glues that are nontoxic, bind strongly to
tissue, and work well within wet and highly dynamic environments within the body. This is
especially relevant to minimally invasive surgery that is increasingly performed to reduce
postoperative complications, recovery times, and patient discomfort. We describe the
engineering of a bioinspired elastic and biocompatible hydrophobic light-activated adhesive
(HLAA) that achieves a strong level of adhesion to wet tissue and is not compromised by …