![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090509080126im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Shellfish and Inkjet Printers May Hold Key to Faster Healing From Surgeries
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March 18, 2009
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Using the natural glue that marine mussels use to stick to rocks, and a variation on the inkjet printer, a team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has devised a new way of making medical adhesives that could replace traditional sutures and result in less scarring, faster recovery times and increased precision for exacting operations such as eye surgery.
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Source North Carolina State University
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