Researchers say they have developed tough, flexible glues designed to help patch up wounds, drawing on lessons learned from the creatures’ sticky goo. “Basically we can solve all those issues associated with previous adhesives,” said Jianyu Li, first author of the research from Harvard University. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The new family of adhesives feature positively-charged polymers within water-based gel materials, known as hydrogels. The upshot is a new family of adhesives, which feature positively-charged polymers within water-based gel materials, known as hydrogels. “It both demonstrates the properties of slug mucus can inspire the design of new adhesives, and these adhesives have greatly superior properties to the currently available medical adhesives,” he said.

Source: The Guardian July 27, 2017 18:00 UTC