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China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

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A team of Chinese researchers has successfully created a new kind of medical adhesive called “Bone-02.” Inspired by oysters, the new glue is designed to repair broken bones quickly without the need for metal plates, screws, or big surgeries. The new glue can be injected directly into a fracture site to help speed up bone repair. It bonds bone fragments together in 2–3 minutes, even in blood-rich areas where most adhesives fail. According to the researchers, it mimics how oysters stick to underwater surfaces, which inspired the idea (since bones, like oysters’ environments, are moist and…

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