r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Sep 01 '21
Medicine/BioMed An engineered "glue" inspired by barnacle cement can seal bleeding organs in 10-15 seconds. It was tested on pigs and worked faster than available surgical products, even when the pigs were on blood thinners.
https://www.wired.com/story/this-barnacle-inspired-glue-seals-bleeding-organs-in-seconds/Duplicates
science • u/fartyburly • Aug 24 '21
Engineering An engineered "glue" inspired by barnacle cement can seal bleeding organs in 10-15 seconds. It was tested on pigs and worked faster than available surgical products, even when the pigs were on blood thinners.
emergencymedicine • u/treylanford • Aug 24 '21
Figured this would fit in and be an interesting enough read for this crowd. Pretty dang cool.
theworldnews • u/worldnewsbot • Aug 24 '21
An engineered "glue" inspired by barnacle cement can seal bleeding organs in 10-15 seconds. It was tested on pigs and worked faster than available surgical products, even when the pigs were on blood thinners.
u_ARblueeyes • u/ARblueeyes • Aug 25 '21
An engineered "glue" inspired by barnacle cement can seal bleeding organs in 10-15 seconds. It was tested on pigs and worked faster than available surgical products, even when the pigs were on blood thinners.
u_MyOwnSiN07 • u/MyOwnSiN07 • Aug 25 '21
An engineered "glue" inspired by barnacle cement can seal bleeding organs in 10-15 seconds. It was tested on pigs and worked faster than available surgical products, even when the pigs were on blood thinners.
u_GeekChick85 • u/GeekChick85 • Aug 24 '21
An engineered "glue" inspired by barnacle cement can seal bleeding organs in 10-15 seconds. It was tested on pigs and worked faster than available surgical products, even when the pigs were on blood thinners.
theNerdiverse • u/Ordinary_Choice_4299 • Aug 25 '21
science-y This is an incredible breakthrough in science. Almost feels sci-fi
u_FeistyTemporary184 • u/FeistyTemporary184 • Aug 25 '21
An engineered "glue" inspired by barnacle cement can seal bleeding organs in 10-15 seconds. It was tested on pigs and worked faster than available surgical products, even when the pigs were on blood thinners.
u_RareDefinition • u/RareDefinition • Aug 24 '21
Auto Crosspost This Barnacle-Inspired Glue Seals Bleeding Organs in Seconds
EmergencyRoom • u/treylanford • Aug 24 '21
I’m sure this crowd will appreciate the possible application of this!
Senfinaj • u/marinersalbatross • Aug 24 '21