Advances in aquatic bio-inspired medical adhesives.
10.7507/1001-5515.201805051
- Author:
Yun WU
1
,
2
,
3
;
Jian LI
4
Author Information
1. Pharmacy, People's Liberation Army Southern Theater General Hospital, Guangzhou 510010, P.R.China
2. College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, P.R.China
3. Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, P.R.China.
4. Pharmacy, People's Liberation Army Southern Theater General Hospital, Guangzhou 510010, P.R.China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
adhesion mechanism;
medical adhesive;
tissue adhesion;
underwater biology
- MeSH:
Adhesives;
Animals;
Biomimetic Materials;
Bivalvia
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2019;36(2):325-333
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In recent years, due to the dramatic increase in the number of surgical operations, there has been a clinically significant increase in the demand for medical adhesives capable of cohesion in a moist environment that can overcome blood or tissue fluids . As the understanding of the mechanisms and key elements of natural adhesion to aquatic organisms continues to develop, a variety of medical adhesives have been developed by mimicking adhesion procedures or utilizing key functional groups. This article will review the classification, adhesion mechanism, use, research progress and development prospects of biomedical adhesives inspired by aquatic organisms octopus and mussels.
