Assistant professor Solaiman Tarafder is mirroring these unusual properties to create a bioglue adhesive from a compound known as hydrophilic polydopamine. When applied to tendon injuries, Tarafder ...

A newly discovered bone glue inspired by oysters heals fractures quickly and could reduce the need for surgery, say researchers in China.

Most collagen supplements are generally well tolerated, which makes collagen side effects quite rare. “Mild side effects, ...

A solvent-free adhesive bonds in seconds under visible light and is fully recyclable using microwave energy, offering strong performance across substrates without heat, UV light, or solvents.

In more complex bone problems like severe, irregular fractures or resections done as part of bone cancer treatment, the bone ...

Demonstrated in rabbits, the 3-D printer might someday print bone grafts directly onto fractures, complete with antibiotics to ease healing.

Karp is a biomedical engineering professor at Harvard Medical School and MIT and an endowed chair at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Imagine a mind that’s constantly buzzing, leaping from one thought to ...

Engineers have found a way to eliminate the buildup of scar tissue around implantable devices, by coating them with a hydrogel adhesive. The material binds the device to tissue and prevents the immune ...

Fresh off receiving European regulatory approval for its tissue glue for tummy-tuck surgeries, Cohera Medical has raised more equity toward a series C round that could reach as high as $28 million.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Baxter Healthcare Corp.'s tissue adhesive Artiss for use in skin grafts for burn patients, the agency said on Wednesday. Artiss, ...