Now, researchers have developed a hydrogel adhesive that sticks strongly to skin but comes off painlessly when chilled with an ice pack (ACS Nano 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c00662).

The disease affects about 3 out of every 1 million people. It's caused by a flawed gene that renders the body unable to produce a particular collagen -- a "glue" between the skin layers that is ...

Remove super glue from skinIf you’ve ever done arts and crafts at home, you probably already know what it’s like to get super glue on your skin — and how hard it can be to get off.

Remove super glue from skin If you’ve ever done arts and crafts at home, you probably already know what it’s like to get super glue on your skin — and how hard it can be to get off. Luckily ...

After the glue is squeezed directly onto the wound it quickly hardens, bonding strongly with both edges of the wound. The dried glue decomposes within a few weeks, so nothing has to be removed. The ...

Ordinarily in skin grafting surgery, a piece of healthy skin is attached over a wound site utilizing either sutures or staples – both often leave visible scars.

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 them (usually an ...

Last year, scientists developed a new “bio-glue” – an experimental adhesive gel that is activated by a flash of light – to rapidly glue a wound together.

Last year, scientists developed a new "bio-glue" -- an experimental adhesive gel that is activated by a flash of light -- to rapidly glue a wound together.

But if it does work, then doctors will have one more tool to help patients heal, making some types of reconstruction, such as skin grafting, easier. "Sometimes the wound is so large… ...