Comments on: Mussels: A new model for medical glue http://www.futurity.org/top-stories/mussels-a-new-model-for-medical-glue/ Research news from leading universities Mon, 20 May 2013 18:43:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Dagmar Borcic http://www.futurity.org/top-stories/mussels-a-new-model-for-medical-glue/comment-page-1/#comment-551432 Dagmar Borcic Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:49:16 +0000 http://www.futurity.org/?p=266382#comment-551432 This is great to hear. I had some side effects with the old adhesives, and I get hurt a lot, so I hoping this comes out sooner rather than later. This is great to hear. I had some side effects with the old adhesives, and I get hurt a lot, so I hoping this comes out sooner rather than later.

]]> By: Bill Jackson http://www.futurity.org/top-stories/mussels-a-new-model-for-medical-glue/comment-page-1/#comment-549582 Bill Jackson Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:43:21 +0000 http://www.futurity.org/?p=266382#comment-549582 Byssal thread adhesives have been researched a number of times over the past 40 years. What caused the earlier approaches to 'fizzle out'? What new approaches have the Penn State group brought to the table? This simple search shows some aspects of past work, a more thorough scholarly search will, no doubt, reveal more. http://tinyurl.com/afggksa If they have indeed solved this problem, it will be far reaching, since these threads may be very valuable as ballistic cloth. Byssal thread adhesives have been researched a number of times over the past 40 years. What caused the earlier approaches to ‘fizzle out’?
What new approaches have the Penn State group brought to the table?
This simple search shows some aspects of past work, a more thorough scholarly search will, no doubt, reveal more.
http://tinyurl.com/afggksa

If they have indeed solved this problem, it will be far reaching, since these threads may be very valuable as ballistic cloth.

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