ORGANIC TISSUE GLUE FOR CLOSURE OF WOUNDS

摘要

The present invention relates generally to the field of biological and medical adhesives and encompasses more specifically the closing of microsurgical wounds and other tissue wounds and defects due to surgical procedures or other causes. A medical adhesive comprising a photosensitizing species and a protein or peptide containing moiety are disclosed which may be applied to various tissues, an adhesive bond being formed by exposure of the adhesive to photoactivating radiation.