Disposable Spray on Patch
July 8, 2014 | Terry Sharrer

PLGA Nanofibers
Bioengineers at the University of Maryland have used a commercially available airbrush to spray on a polymer patch that could replace traditional sutures. The sprayable material is polylactic-co-glycolic acid which forms nanofibers of 370 nm diameter. Animal studies have shown that the path seals incisions in lung, intestine and liver tissue without toxicity and becomes completely degraded in 42 days. MORE
Image Credit: ACS Macro Lett and CEN.ACS.org