Adhesion in medicine

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The second main aspect of adhesion in medicine corresponds to the cellular level. A few examples will be given. In the development of a cancer, one major problem is that the patient is often only aware of the primary tumour when it has evolved sufficiently for metastases to have been released. These malignant cells are free to migrate within the body, often in the blood circulation, and create secondary tumours elsewhere in the body leading to a generalized iUness. Were we able to increase the adhesion of metastases to their source, many treatments of cancer could be limited to a specific area of the body. By contrast, consider a case where adhesion is undesirable. Heart disease is often related to the blocking of arteries by matter, in particular thrombi, or locally produced blood clots. 

In addition, the structure of the uncured materials can be selected to fit a variety of industrial application processes. Thus, they are used in Aerospace applications, Automotive applications, as Adhesives in the textile industry and in building, electronic, healthcare, energy, medical, paper and personal care industries (see Adhesion in medicine). 

Adhesion in medicine M E R SHANAHAN Macroscopic level (e.g. prostheses) and cellular level... 

The use of adhesives in medicine and dentistry is often critical and functional and with little visibility to patients. Infant immunization, flu shots, restorative dental fillings, blood transfusions, heart bypass surgery, urological surgery, anesthetic administration, intravenous drug delivery, and numerous other medical procedures would not be possible today if not for advanced adhesives. Modern adhesives are used to assemble thousands of medical devices around the world, or they are used in direct physiological interactive modes [8]. 

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