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Kellar Autumn, who leads the Lewis and Clark lab responsible for earlier gecko discoveries, said he is excited about Karp and Langer’s findings...
...result, Langer said, was a tape-based adhesive that may be simpler, easier to use, and perhaps even stronger than glue. For example, Karp said, the adhesive could in intestinal surgery or ulcer treatment, preventing bleeding after a gastric bypass procedure...
...Karp and Langer’s labs have only tested the adhesive on rats and pigs. However, Karp and Langer say they’ll likely develop a specific application for their adhesive and soon work with a company to get their product into hospitals...
...keep things simple, it could be [in clinics in] as early as two to five years,” Karp said...
...Karp is optimistic. The new polymer seems to be very bio-compatible, he said, producing minimal inflammatory response in tests...