Polymeric tissue adhesives

S Nam, D Mooney - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymeric tissue adhesives provide versatile materials for wound management and are
widely used in a variety of medical settings ranging from minor to life-threatening tissue …

Catechol-functionalized hydrogels: biomimetic design, adhesion mechanism, and biomedical applications

W Zhang, R Wang, ZM Sun, X Zhu, Q Zhao… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels are a unique class of polymeric materials that possess an interconnected porous
network across various length scales from nano-to macroscopic dimensions and exhibit …

Fully recyclable multifunctional adhesive with high durability, transparency, flame retardancy, and harsh-environment resistance

ZH Wang, BW Liu, FR Zeng, XC Lin, JY Zhang… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Recyclable/reversible adhesives have attracted growing attention for sustainability and
intelligence but suffer from low adhesion strength and poor durability in complex conditions …

Mussel-inspired cellulose nanocomposite tough hydrogels with synergistic self-healing, adhesive, and strain-sensitive properties

C Shao, M Wang, L Meng, H Chang, B Wang… - Chemistry of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The remarkable progress in efforts to prepare conductive self-healing hydrogels mimicking
human skin's functions has been witnessed in recent years. However, it remains a great …

The chemistry behind catechol‐based adhesion

J Saiz‐Poseu, J Mancebo‐Aracil… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The adhesion of some marine organisms to almost any kind of surface in wet conditions has
aroused increasing interest in recent decades. Numerous fundamental studies have been …

Overcoming the translational barriers of tissue adhesives

GM Taboada, K Yang, MJN Pereira, SS Liu… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
For the past few decades, tissue sealants and adhesives have been developed as an
alternative to sutures and staples to close and seal wounds or incisions. These materials are …

Mussel-inspired adhesive and tough hydrogel based on nanoclay confined dopamine polymerization

L Han, X Lu, K Liu, K Wang, L Fang, LT Weng… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Adhesive hydrogels are attractive biomaterials for various applications, such as electronic
skin, wound dressing, and wearable devices. However, fabricating a hydrogel with both …

Recent approaches in designing bioadhesive materials inspired by mussel adhesive protein

P Kord Forooshani, BP Lee - Journal of Polymer Science Part A …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Marine mussels secret protein‐based adhesives, which enable them to anchor to various
surfaces in a saline, intertidal zone. Mussel foot proteins (Mfps) contain a large abundance …

Bio-inspired reversible underwater adhesive

Y Zhao, Y Wu, L Wang, M Zhang, X Chen, M Liu… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The design of smart surfaces with switchable adhesive properties in a wet environment has
remained a challenge in adhesion science and materials engineering. Despite intense …

Self‐hydrophobization in a dynamic hydrogel for creating nonspecific repeatable underwater adhesion

L Han, M Wang, LO Prieto‐López… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Adhesive hydrogels are widely applied for biological and medical purposes; however, they
are generally unable to adhere to tissues under wet/underwater conditions. Herein …