Closing Surgical Incisions With a Paintbrush and Nanoparticles

New submitter BiancaM (3582365) writes "A group of chemists has shown the power of nanoparticles for closing and healing surgical wounds. Using no more than a paintbrush they are able to close surgical openings as well as classical techniques such as sutures. However in fragile deep tissues such as liver even more remarkable results were found- normally fatal damage to internal organs is repaired in seconds using a nanoparticle glue. The results show that closing after surgery can be faster and simpler using nanomaterials to glue wounds shut." For something between the above linked abstract and the research paper, there's this write-up at PhysOrg, and a video of the technique in action.

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Windmills of your mind vs nano-paint on your mouth

[grep -v '.*' *]

(NSA) Agent Smith: Tell me, Mr. Anderson... what good is a phone call (to warn people about Heartbleed) ... if you're unable to speak?

That being said, I don't blame the NSA about all this ... the TECHIES, anyway. It's management that's supposed to be wise. Then again, we haven't had any wise people in any higher offices for decades.

Slightly back on topic: what's wrong with superglue,duck tape, and chewing gum again? And when can I buy these over the counter embedded in BAND-AID(tm)s?