Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue - The Japan Times
By A Mystery Man Writer
Last updated 16 Jul 2024
![Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue - The Japan Times](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/f-slime-a-20170729.jpg)
Scientists have developed an experimental surgical glue inspired by the mucus secreted by slugs that could offer an alternative to sutures and staples for closing wounds.
![Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue - The Japan Times](https://media.springernature.com/full/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41598-021-03664-3/MediaObjects/41598_2021_3664_Fig1_HTML.jpg)
Antimicrobial efficacy of Egyptian Eremina desertorum and Helix aspersa snail mucus with a novel approach to their anti-inflammatory and wound healing potencies
![Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue - The Japan Times](https://images.twinkl.co.uk/tw1n/image/private/t_630_eco/image_repo/f4/e1/snail-slime-sensory-recipe-us-s-1669737387_ver_1.webp)
Snail Slime Sensory Recipe (teacher made) - Twinkl
![Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue - The Japan Times](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Slugs_1896.png)
Slug - Wikipedia
![Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue - The Japan Times](https://pubs.acs.org/cms/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01096/asset/images/large/ab3c01096_0001.jpeg)
Gastropod Mucus: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Biological Activities, Applications, and Strategic Priorities
![Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue - The Japan Times](https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/advertorial/01/18/20240118-(1).jpg)
Slug slime inspires new kind of surgical glue
![Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue - The Japan Times](https://media.springernature.com/m685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41467-023-35907-4/MediaObjects/41467_2023_35907_Fig5_HTML.png)
A natural biological adhesive from snail mucus for wound repair
![Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue - The Japan Times](https://wyss-prod.imgix.net/app/uploads/2017/09/28200602/Tough-adhesive-Test-blue_jpegRGBLR-e1506643575736.jpg?w=800&auto=format&q=90&fit=crop&crop=faces,entropy)
Slug Slime Inspires Scientists To Invent Sticky Surgical Glue
![Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue - The Japan Times](https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-medium/public/news-events/research-matters/2017/20170808-slug.jpg?itok=g0lJRic4×tamp=1502122954)
Medical glue inspired by sticky slug mucus
![Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue - The Japan Times](https://gdb.voanews.com/baba16d9-b1b0-481a-83c6-3bffad394bf3.jpg)
New Surgical Glue Inspired by Slug Slime
![Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue - The Japan Times](https://i.natgeofe.com/n/c5d4f85d-e974-4946-9175-afe8d2372bce/02-WAQ-Slug-Slime.jpg?w=1084.125&h=1630.125)
Inside the Strange World of Slug Sex and Slime
![Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue - The Japan Times](https://i.natgeofe.com/n/17483766-c5cb-4253-b324-26f738e76d0a/thumbnail-banana-slug-nationalgeographic_1589314.jpg)
Banana slug, facts and photos
Recommended for you
You may also like