A newly released report estimates that the global specialty adhesives market size was valued at $4.7 billion in 2022 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2023 to 2032.
Harvard researchers have found that chitosan, a fibrous, sugar-based material derived from the processed outer skeletons of shellfish, achieved rapid and strong bonding of hydrogels through chemical and physical interactions that differ from traditional hydrogel methods.
3M was awarded $34.2 million from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity to develop solutions to improve treatment of traumatic wounds from point-of-injury to hospital.
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, have created bio-adhesives with a programmable design that allows precise control over mechanical and adhesive properties.
The global bio-adhesives market is expected to grow due to the advancement of biotechnology, increasing environmental regulations, and the growth of the packaging industry.
Offering customers an opportunity to order a demo package of medical patches with a dry electrode adhesive is giving medical engineers data they need to test their initial concepts.
December 19, 2023
Henkel and Belgian scale-up Quad Industries, a specialist in printed electronics, have developed a new concept to enable innovations for smart health patches with accelerated speed to market at lower cost.