Issue 75, 2017

Mussel-inspired hydrogel tissue adhesives for wound closure

Abstract

Tissue adhesives have been introduced as a promising alternative for the traditional wound closure method of suturing. Design and development of tissue adhesives for biomedical applications has been inspired by outstanding examples in nature. This review covers the adhesive mechanisms, applications and characterizations of various biomimetic tissue adhesives reported during the past decade, with a focus on the mussel-inspired dopamine-based adhesives, which have attracted extensive interest due to their promising adhesive performance in a wet environment.

Graphical abstract: Mussel-inspired hydrogel tissue adhesives for wound closure

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
16 Jun 2017
Accepted
03 Okt 2017
First published
09 Okt 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 47380-47396

Mussel-inspired hydrogel tissue adhesives for wound closure

M. Rahimnejad and W. Zhong, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 47380 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA06743G

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