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Surgical adhesives

The authors have performed a literature review of surgical adhesives, such as cyanoacrylate, collagen gelatin, and fibrin glue. They have included different types of commercial and non-commercial fibrin sealants and have reported on the different components in these adhesives, such as fibrinogen, cryoprecipitate, bovine thrombin, and thrombin-like fraction of snake venom.

fibrin glue; surgical adhesives; collagen gelatin; cyanoacrylates; fibrinogen; cryoprecipitate; bovine thrombin; thrombin-like fraction; snake venom


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