Double-sided sticky tape may be a kinder, gentler alternative to sutures The tape could be used not only to join tissue, but also to secure implants Felice Frankel, Christine Daniloff, MIT ...

Inspired by the sticky substance spiders use to catch their prey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have designed a special double-sided tape that can rapidly seal tissues together ...

A team of scientists has reportedly crafted a double-sided sticky tape for closing wounds or incisions, inspired by secretions made by spiders. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of ...

The double-sided sticky tape was designed to act like duct tape for surgeons. Sutures - stitches that hold a wound or cut together - don't always work well and can cause infections and pain.