Tough yet flexible: Biologically inspired adhesive may improve fetal surgery
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In children with spina bifida, the neural tube that forms the spinal cord and brain doesn’t close during early prenatal development. That leaves the nerves of the spinal cord exposed to potential damage from fetal movement and the surrounding amniotic fluid. While surgeons can repair spina bifida soon after birth, the ideal would be to cover the exposed area during gestation, to protect the developing spinal cord.
What’s been lacking is a surgical adhesive that itself can withstand fetal movement and growth and submersion in amniotic fluid, and is selective in what it sticks to. A new, nontoxic adhesive gel tested at Boston Children’s Hospital could fit the bill. Dario Fauza, MD, PhD, a general surgeon affiliated with Boston Children’s Maternal Fetal Care Center, believes it could improve prenatal surgery for spina bifida and perhaps other defects requiring a patch.
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