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  • Traditional adhesives require removal, risking inflammation and complications.
  • Biodegradable adhesives offer temporary tissue bonding and natural degradation.
  • Key applications include wound closure, internal sealing, and bioelectronic integration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in biodegradable adhesives.
  • To categorize these adhesives based on their adhesion mechanisms.
  • To discuss challenges and future directions for clinical translation.

Main Methods:

  • Mechanism-based framework for classifying adhesion strategies.
  • Analysis of five key adhesion mechanisms: physical interlocking, hydrogen bonding, catechol chemistry, amine-carboxyl coupling, and covalent bonding.
  • Highlighting representative material systems and their properties.

Main Results:

  • Detailed examination of five distinct adhesion strategies for biodegradable adhesives.
  • Demonstration of strong, conformal adhesion in wet and physiological conditions.
  • Identification of specific material systems and their functional properties for each strategy.

Conclusions:

  • Biodegradable adhesives show significant promise for temporary biomedical applications.
  • Further research is needed to address challenges in clinical translation.
  • Future directions include developing intelligent, multifunctional bioadhesives.