I can’t make this stuff up! I just read on the Biotech Weblog that there is a new polymer made with crab shells being used to seal surgical wounds. Crazy!
Here are some additionals links about this technology:
http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/articles/2007/dec/Surgilux.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/crabs-seal-the-fate-of-stitches/2007/12/20/1197740468147.html