Here's a great (albeit a bit complex) example of how organic chemistry can improve medical applications. If you dare to read this, you'll see some clever chemistry that was used to improve the ...

Say ‘goodbye’ to needles and sutures: Here's all you need to know about skin glue, the modern wound closure catalysing efficiency with aesthetic enhancement For a long time, doctors have relied on ...

In one episode of the TV show "Star Trek: The Next Generation," Captain Jean-Luc Picard is stabbed in the chest but survives thanks to a device that stitches up wounds in his heart. Now, real ...

Cuts, scrapes, blisters, burns, splinters, and punctures - there are a number of ways our skin can be broken. Most treatments for skin wounds involve simply placing a barrier over it (usually an ...

Inspired by the super sticky glue used by mollusks to cling to rocks underwater, an Israeli lab says it has invented an adhesive hydrogel that can seal internal wounds within seconds, potentially ...

Biomedical engineers from the United States and the University of Sydney have collaborated to develop a surgical glue. This can turn out to be a very important and useful invention for medical science ...

A doctor in Uttar Pradesh allegedly used household glue on a toddler's deep facial wound instead of stitches, causing immense ...