My first experience with cyanoacrylates was Eastman (as in Kodak) 910, in a
small can not unlike machine oil came in at the time, as opposed to today's
teeny tubes. Seems it was a byproduct of the film base manufacturing process
. . . they had lots and didn't know what to do with it!
When I had my one and only surgery (hernia at age 10), I never had stitches
on the outside, just a stiff layer that pealed off after a few days, not
unlike cyanoacrylates. Internally, they used stainless steel, as I recall.
And in my early research into Oly-land, I came across a nice procedure for
ring rubber repair that entailed removal of a thin strip of rubber and
reattachment using said cyanoacrylate adhesive in such a manner that the
nubby pattern matched up at the incision, resulting in a near invisible
repair. This probably came from Lee Hawkins' FAQ+ page:
http://www.astro.wellesley.edu/lhawkins/photo/photo.shtml
Frank
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 19:46:28 EDT
> From: Tmoynihan@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: [OM-OT] Super Glue
>
> snip
>
> Not sure of development, but marketing initially was not
> toward sticking
> people back together.
>
> However, I think I read recently (and may have heard on the
> NPR/BBC Overnight
> feed) about surgeons who ARE using super glue currently,
> instead of stitches,
> staples, etc. Supposed to work pretty well in the right
> situation. I
> understand it's great for keeping mouths closed!! (Ouch!)
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