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Podcast: Tiny sea creature and a new medical adhesive

Scientists questing after a long-sought new medical adhesive describe copying the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in the latest episode in the American Chemical Society's ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Secrets of the sandcastle worm could yield a powerful medical adhesive (w/ Video)

Scientists have copied the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in an effort to develop a long-sought medical adhesive needed to repair bones shattered in battlefield injuries, ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0