Ripping Band-Aids off your skin is never fun – but imagine having one on your heart or lung. Researchers have now created surgical tape that can stick to wet surfaces like organs, and more ...

This Surgical Tape Is Like a 'Painless Band-Aid for Internal Organs' The ultimate goal: use bioadhesive technologies to replace sutures. This is a hell of a start.

Engineers have developed a kind of surgical 'duct tape.' The strong, flexible, and biocompatible sticky patch can be applied to biological tissues and organs to help seal tears and wounds.

BOSTON (CBS) -- Inspired by the sticky substance that helps spiders catch their prey, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a super strong surgical tape.

Super-strong surgical tape detaches on demand Removable adhesive could make it easier for surgeons to close up internal wounds Date: June 22, 2020 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

This story is from October 31, 2012 Surgical tapes that peel off painlessly PTI / Updated: Oct 31, 2012, 06:01 IST Follow us ...

Ultramarathoners can train for years and still get sidelined by blisters. Stanford researchers tested paper surgical tape during a 155-mile race and found it reduces blisters by 40 percent.

The backs of porcupines are covered with 30,000 or so barbed quills that have inspired a futuristic surgical tape. Jeffery Karp / Harvard Medical School Porcupine quills penetrate the mouths of ...

This is why surgical tape or specialty strips are essential if you decide to partake in this health trend despite the risks. Mouth taping should be performed solely with surgical tape or ...