Re: Sticky ideas needed

From: Eugen Leitl (eugen@leitl.org)
Date: Tue May 14 2002 - 08:35:13 MDT


On Tue, 14 May 2002, Dossy wrote:

> Wasn't Crazy Glue invented for exactly this reason? Stitchless
> stitching in the operating theatre?

The skin is not broken. I recommend using a light abrasive, together with
detergent first, before using adhesive.

> I'm not sure what "serious skin problems" Crazy Glue causes, so
> this might be a problem.

It crosslinks, and hydrolyzes to acrylic acid. Not to mention that it's
hard, and tends to have sharp breaks, which injure further. A very bad
thing to get inside your eye.



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