Mussels, mucus create surgical glue

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Mussels and mucus team up for surgical glue that repels infections

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Engineers from MIT and Freie Universität Berlin combined mussels' natural glue with mucus's slimy, germ-repelling nature of mucus.

The material has been used to make surgical glues that stop bleeding, hold skin grafts together without scarring, bond implants to bones, and keep stem cells in place long enough to repair tissue damage.

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