ken@hp-pcd.UUCP (ken) (01/21/84)
#N:hp-cvd:7600012:000:453 hp-cvd!ken Jan 4 16:51:00 1984 Super Glue finds new miracle uses!! Do you know what they are using Super Glue for now??? Super Glue used in surgery to bind tissue!! Also Super Glue is being used by police to take finger prints at the scene of a crime! They vaporize super glue over an area. The vapor reacts with the oils of a fingerprint, yielding superior visibility of finger prints. Isn't american technology great?! -Ken Bronstein hp-pcd!ken
faunt@hplabsc.UUCP (Doug Faunt) (01/22/84)
They were originally developed as a substitute for stitches. Or is that sarcasm, not conveyed?
mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) (01/22/84)
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Super Glue finds new miracle uses!!
Do you know what they are using Super Glue for now???
Super Glue used in surgery to bind tissue!!
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Isn't that what super-glue was invented for?
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Martin Taylor
{allegra,linus,ihnp4,uw-beaver,floyd,ubc-vision}!utzoo!dciem!mmthalle1@houxz.UUCP (01/23/84)
Don't be so surprised about superglue in surgery. It actually was invented for surgical use, and had been used successfully for many years in the operating room before being commercially available.
emjej@uokvax.UUCP (01/28/84)
#R:hp-cvd:7600012:uokvax:3800013:000:383 uokvax!emjej Jan 26 09:05:00 1984 Yes, technology is great. Too bad that the FDA has kept American doctors from using Super Glue in surgery for so long... Also, I wonder if anything is going to be done about reinstating cyclamates; I understand that some years back, there were studies indicating that the earlier studies on which the ban was based were flawed. Aren't regulatory agencies great? James Jones
ed@unisoft.UUCP (Ed Gould) (01/31/84)
I was amused to find that someone found using super glue in surgery for binding tissue odd. Perhaps it's not generally known, but cyanoacrylate, the active ingredient in super glue, and the glue itself, were developed for the purpose of gluing skin together after surgery where no sutchers were wanted. This is usually done on exposed areas where a scar is to be avoided. -- Ed Gould ucbvax!mtxinu!ed