Cyanoacrylate

Cyanoacrylate refers to a family of fast-acting adhesives that polymerize rapidly in the presence of moisture to form strong bonds, with industrial, household and medical uses. In medicine the compounds serve as tissue adhesives for sutureless wound closure, most notably the formulation 2-octyl cyanoacrylate, marketed as Dermabond, which received United States regulatory approval in 1998. The adhesives are also used in veterinary medicine and in forensic fingerprint detection. Existing formulations still lack the adhesion strength needed to fully replace sutures and staples in every setting, and the products carry a short shelf life of about a year once unopened.