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Wet adhesives for hard tissues.

Sibei Tao¹, Siying Tao², Jiaojiao Yang³

¹Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.

Acta Biomaterialia

|January 24, 2025

Summary

Developing effective wet adhesives for hard tissues like bone and cartilage is crucial. This review explores bioinspired and synthetic strategies, highlighting challenges and future directions for advanced medical applications.

Keywords:

Biomaterials Bone Hard tissues Tooth Wet adhesive

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Area of Science:

Biomaterials Science
Adhesion Science
Biomedical Engineering

Background:

Bonding hard tissues in wet conditions is a major challenge.
Current hard tissue adhesives lack robust wet adhesion.
Marine organism adhesion inspires new synthetic strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review current design strategies for wet adhesives for hard tissues.
To discuss the unique requirements for hard tissue adhesives.
To outline future research directions for clinical translation.

Main Methods:

Literature review of wet adhesive design strategies.
Analysis of natural adhesion mechanisms.
Discussion of chemical, physical, mechanical, and biological requirements.

Main Results:

Identified biomimetic and alternative strategies for wet adhesive design.
Detailed the specific demands of hard tissue adhesion in physiological environments.
Highlighted the gap between current adhesives and clinical needs.

Conclusions:

Understanding natural adhesion is key to developing high-performance synthetic adhesives.
Addressing specific hard tissue requirements is critical for clinical success.
Further research can accelerate the adoption of advanced wet adhesives in medicine.