Can Super-Glue Heal a Broken Heart?
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Though doctors have been patching up tears in heart muscle tissues for many years, the solution is far from perfect. Stitches and staples that work perfectly well in sealing other muscles, do not do as well in wet environments and when subjected to pressure - Both of which are inevitable around the heart. Now there may be a perfect solution - super glue!
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- sarah12년 이하that is cool
- amran suliman 12년 이하This is a great idea but, what if something happens wrong, think about it! what if the glue affects some people differently, and what if the glue falls by mistake, u don't know what happens.
- Samantha Uy12년 이하I wonder how long it took to develop this and what other prototypes/ideas they had while creating something to patch up a broken heart.
- Jordyn A12년 이하I agree with Arushi I wonder if you have to be a certain age to get this procedure done? Or does the slow developing bones and tendons effect how the treatment is done?
- Malik J. 12년 이하I think if it were to become over the counter, it would probably be altered a little bit so it could go on the outside of the skin. So if you got a big cut or something of the sort, you could just seal it with the glue so it wouldn't get infeted and such.
- Alex Anderson12년 이하Couldn't the glue come off after operation?
laurawu12년 이하I wonder in the future if this will be available over-the-counter. Then we could perform surgery ourselves! hahahahaha- Dr.Lumadue12년 이하If you had a heart condition would you rather have staples and stiches or be the first to try the new glue that has never been tested on humans
- Josueh12년 이하I would like to point out to camila all the research that has been going into this medical super glue to make it BIOCOMPATIBLE, thus the glue would not harm living tissue a.k.a the heart muscle.
- Lara M.12년 이하I think it's amazing how scientists come up with ideas like this from everyday things. Like how this time they saw how slugs can stick to wet surfaces like how the glue sticks even though there's blood pumping through.