Adhesion of synthetic organic polymer on soft tissue. I. A fast setting polyurethane adhesive

✍ Scribed by Llewellyn-Thomas, E. ;Wang, P. Y. ;Cannon, J. S.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1974
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 434 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9304
• DOI: 10.1002/jbm.820080105

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Conventional polyurethane prepolymers have been shown to adhere to living biological tissues. However, their setting is not sufficiently expedient to permit convenient applications in vivo. A prepolymer prepared from the highly reactive 6‐chloro‐2,4,5‐trifluoro‐1,3‐phenylene diisocyanate, castor oil, and a trace of pyridine has afforded an adhesive which sets in about 2 min in vivo. The fast setting has resulted in poor adhesion on biological tissue. The bonding has been improved by the inclusion of tolylene diisocyanate in the composition without affecting the fast curing rate of the prepolymer. The dispersion of the adhesive and its cohesion after solidification have been adjusted by other minor additives. Preliminary evaluation on animals indicates that this adhesive is most useful as a hemostatic coating in hepatic lacerations.