Recyclable surgical, consumer, and industrial adhesives of poly(a-lipoic acid)
Science, cilt.385, sa.6711, ss.877-883, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 385 Sayı: 6711
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1126/science.ado6292
- Dergi Adı: Science
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.877-883
- Kırklareli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Polymer adhesives play an important role in many medical, consumer, and industrial products. Polymers of a-lipoic acid (aLA) have the potential to fulfill the need for versatile and environmentally friendly adhesives, but their performance is plagued by spontaneous depolymerization. We report a family of stabilized aLA polymer adhesives that can be tailored for a variety of medical or nonmedical uses and sustainably sourced and recycled in a closed-loop manner. Minor changes in monomer composition afforded a pressure-sensitive adhesive that functions well in dry and wet conditions, as well as a structural adhesive with strength equivalent to that of conventional epoxies. aLA surgical superglue successfully sealed murine amniotic sac ruptures, increasing fetal survival from 0 to 100%.