| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T23: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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Career Transition: How to Navigate the Job Market? Insights from Academia and Industry
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| Presentation Title |
E-5: Short Lived Glasses as Support for Photochemical Tissue Bonding |
| Author(s) |
Sierra K. Kucko, Lucas Greiner, Doris Möncke |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Sierra K. Kucko |
| Abstract Scope |
Glass is typically not a material thought of for use in wound healing applications, but it mustn’t be overlooked for its potential to be utilized for novel biological applications such as photochemical tissue bonding (PTB). PTB is a wound closure method that may circumvent some clinical issues stemming from the traditional method of stitching or suturing. Owing to PTB being sutureless, it cannot rely on threads to pull the wound together. Achieving adequate surface-to-surface contact of the wound can therefore be problematic for certain tissues, like blood vessels. Glass-based stents may offer a solution by providing temporary structural support. The various considerations for glasses used in biological applications are described, with PTB used as a relevant clinical example to highlight the broader impact of materials science on public health. |