We compare the prey capture glues produced by orb-weaving spiders (viscid glue) and their evolutionary descendents, the cobweb-weaving spiders (gumfoot glue). These glues are produced in homologous glands but exhibit contrasting structure, properties and response to changing humidity. Individual glue droplet stretching measurements indicate that the gumfoot glue behaves like a viscoelastic liqu...

CONTEXT Traditionally, circumcision wounds are closed by absorbable sutures. However, certain alternative methods are also being utilized to overcome the shortcomings of the conventionally used method for circumcision wound closuring. In the current study, the use of tissue glue ((iso amyl 2-cyanoacrylate) has been compared with traditional suturing for the approximation of circumcision wounds....

BACKGROUND Eyelash extensions are applied on top of customers' lashes using instant glue containing cyano acrylate, known to cause occupational rhinitis (OR) and occupational asthma (OA). The number of beauty professionals applying these extensions is increasing due to their popularity. AIMS To report on a case of OA with OR and a case of OR attributable to lash extension glue and to evaluate...

The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the most fundamental components of the Internet. While glue is widely used and heavily relied on in DNS operations, there is little thinking about the necessity, complexity, and venerability of such prevalent configuration. This work is the first to provide extensive and systematic analysis of DNS glue. It discusses the availability implications of glue an...

Spiders in the superfamily Araneoidea produce viscous glue from aggregate silk glands. Aggregate glue coats prey-capture threads and hampers the escape of prey from webs, thereby increasing the foraging success of spiders. cDNAs for Aggregate Spider Glue 1 (ASG1) and 2 (ASG2) have been previously described from the golden orb-weaver, Nephila clavipes, and Western black widow, Latrodectus hesper...

We recently described the novel management of postpneumonectomy empyema with bronchopleural fistula using bronchoscopic glue injection [3, 4]. Cyanoacrylate glue is mixed with lipiodol for endobronchial injections into the submucosal layer of the proximal end of the bronchopleural fistula, raising the mucosa and thereby reducing the diameter of the fistula. The success rate of bronchoscopic clo...

Surgical repair of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak requires the production of a seal competent to resist CSF pressure during the period of healing. Direct suturing, packing with muscle and fat grafts, and coverage with mucosal or muscle flaps have been effective in repairing most CSF leaks. Fibrin glue will improve the results of a CSF leak repair by providing better adhesion of the graft and im...

INTRODUCTION CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) laser application in circumcision, for cutting and coagulation, has been reported to have excellent results. Also, tissue glue has been reported to have advantages over sutures for approximation of wound edges. Most previous studies focused on comparisons between CO2 laser and scalpel, or between tissue glue and sutures. This study prospectively compared the re...

OBJECTIVE Pleurodesis using chemical agents has been applied to high-risk patients with pneumothorax. This treatment, however, is sometimes unsuccessful in patients with intractable pneumothorax. We have developed intrapleural administration of diluted fibrin glue as an effective treatment for such patients. METHODS Fibrin glue was diluted 4-fold with saline and/or contrast media. Pleurodesis...