A sticky carbohydrate meets a mussel adhesive: Catechol-conjugated levan for hemostatic and wound healing applications
Asila Osman, Enhui Lin, Dong Soo Hwang
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsWound healingAdhesiveCatecholChemistryAdhesionFibrinPolysaccharideTissue AdhesionHyaluronic acidBiochemistryBiomedical engineeringPolymer chemistrySurgeryOrganic chemistryImmunologyAnatomyMedicineLayer (electronics)Surgical Sutures and AdhesivesHemostasis and retained surgical itemsWound Healing and Treatments