Synthetic polymer gels with certain surface chemistries can be glued together by a simple and inexpensive method that uses commercially available silica nanoparticles. Biological tissues can also be joined by this nanotechnological route, eliminating the need for sutures, additional adhesives or chemical reactions.
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Appel, E., Scherman, O. A nanoparticle solution. Nature Mater 13, 231–232 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3893
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