Elasticity and safety of alkoxyethyl cyanoacrylate tissue adhesives

Cyanoacrylate glues are easily applied to wounds with good cosmetic results. However, they tend to be brittle and can induce local tissue toxicity. A series of cyanoacrylate monomers with a flexible ether linkage and varying side-chain lengths was synthesized and characterized for potential use as t...

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Main Authors: Mizrahi, Boaz (Author), Stefanescu, Cristina F. (Author), Yang, Celine (Author), Lawlor, Michael W. (Author), Ko, Dennis (Author), Kohane, Daniel S (Contributor), Langer, Robert S (Contributor)
Other Authors: Harvard University- (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2017-03-07T15:59:44Z.
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