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Compression Bandages
Compression bandages are wrapped textile devices applying controlled limb pressure to aid venous return and heal venous leg ulcers; types include long-stretch, short-stretch, four-layer, and zinc-paste Unna boot systems.
Dry-crosslinking tough tissue adhesives
Dry-crosslinking tough tissue adhesives bond to wet tissue by absorbing interfacial water and then forming physical and covalent crosslinks, introduced as MIT's 2019 dry double-sided tape.
Occlusive Dressings
Occlusive dressings are wound coverings (films, foams, hydrocolloids, hydrogels, alginates) that seal wounds to maintain moisture, speeding reepithelialization and lowering infection rates versus gauze, though surgical-trial and cost benefits vary by wound type.
Poliglecaprone 25
Poliglecaprone 25 (Monocryl, Ethicon, 1993) is a synthetic absorbable monofilament suture of glycolide and epsilon-caprolactone for soft tissue and subcuticular closure, retaining about 30% strength at 2 weeks and fully absorbing in 91-119 days.
Squid-sucker adhesive patch
A squid-sucker adhesive patch is a bioinspired medical adhesive that borrows squid sucker ring teeth or cephalopod suction-cup architecture to bond to wet, soft tissue.
Surgical Mesh
Surgical mesh: implantable woven or sheet medical device (polypropylene most common) supporting weakened tissue in hernia, prolapse, and incontinence repair; reduces hernia recurrence, but transvaginal prolapse mesh was withdrawn by the FDA in 2019.
Surgical Tape
Surgical tape (medical adhesive tape) is a pressure-sensitive tape holding dressings, wound edges, and devices on skin; acrylate and silicone adhesives differ in gentleness, with silicone reducing skin stripping and MARSI risk.
Sutures
Sutures are threaded medical devices that hold body tissues together after surgery or injury. Covers absorbable and non-absorbable materials, ancient Egyptian origins, catgut, synthetic sutures, and randomized-trial evidence comparing sutures with staples.
Tissue Adhesives
Tissue adhesives (skin glues, cyanoacrylates such as Dermabond, fibrin sealants) are polymerizing medical materials that close wounds or seal tissue without sutures; evidence shows similar infection rates but higher dehiscence risk than sutures.