NTU Singapore scientists invent system to deliver electrically-activated glue for sealing defects in broken blood vessels (VIDEO)

Nanyang Technological University

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A team of researchers led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a device that offers a quicker and less invasive way to seal tears and holes in blood vessels, using an electrically-activated glue patch applied via a minimally invasive balloon catheter. This device could eventually replace the need for open or keyhole surgery to patch up or stitch together internal blood vessel defects.

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