Evaluation of the tensile strength and microbial barrier properties of a novel, 2-octly-cyanoacrylate based topical skin adhesive

Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Apr;37(4):788-789. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.08.075. Epub 2018 Aug 29.

Authors

Adam J Singer¹, Jimmy Toussaint², Miriam H Rafailovich³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, HSC L4-080, 8350 SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8350, United States of America. Electronic address: adam.singer@stonybrook.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, HSC L4-080, 8350 SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8350, United States of America.
³ College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook University, United States of America.

PMID: 30185390
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.08.075

No abstract available

Keywords: Laceration; Tensile strength; Topical skin adhesive; Wound closure.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Bandages
Cyanoacrylates / chemistry*
Swine
Tensile Strength*
Tissue Adhesives*
Wound Infection / prevention & control

Substances

Cyanoacrylates
Tissue Adhesives
octyl 2-cyanoacrylate