Miraculous glue can 'patch' open wounds

Scientists have just developed a medical glue inspired by slime secreted from slugs. This new glue is expected to become a breakthrough in medicine when it is possible to seal open wounds without stitches.

In the past, there were many medical adhesives developed, however, they were not highly adhesive, inflexible and often could not be used in wet conditions.

To solve these problems, a group of scientists from Harvard University (USA) decided to study how slugs produce slime with extremely high adhesion to protect the body. They studied the Arion subfuscus soil snail that lives in the forests of Western Europe and Central Europe. Slime helps this snail cling to all surfaces when running away from enemies.

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From the study, they created a synthetic glue with the same composition.

This glue not only creates strong bonding even on wet surfaces but also has high flexibility. In particular, this type of glue does not affect human health.

The team pressed the glue into sheets and cut out many sizes. The process of using wound glue is like filling.

When conducting this test on animals, scientists have achieved positive results. This glue can 'patch' the hole in a pig's heart and maintain this result even if the heart is inflated and breathed tens of thousands of times.

In another case, this glue is used to paste a scratch in the rat liver and prevent the wound from bleeding.

This glue has been successfully tested on animals.

Researcher David Mooney, a professor of biology at Harvard University, said: "This glue has a medical potential, it can replace stitches or staples without damaging any Which organ in the body will save treatment time and help patients recover more quickly ".

This is not the first time scientists are inspired by nature to create medical glue.

Four years ago, another team developed a glue inspired by the boy's underwater adhesion properties, but according to Mooney, slime of slugs is more elastic and supple.

Scientists have submitted applications for patents. The group is also preparing for human clinical trials before commercializing the product.