Although surgical sutures are routinely used to close wounds within the body, they can actually damage fragile internal biological tissue, sometimes causing infections or other complications.

Inspired by the sticky substance spiders use to catch their prey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have designed a special double-sided tape that can rapidly seal tissues together, ...

Spiders use a kind of sticky glue to catch their prey on rainy days A double-sided tape designed to stick body tissue together after surgery has been inspired by the way spiders exude "glue" to catch ...

A team of scientists has reportedly crafted a double-sided sticky tape for closing wounds or incisions, inspired by secretions made by spiders. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

Surgical stitches may one day be replaced by a double-sided sticky tape that can seal wounds together in as little as five seconds. Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists proved the tape ...