| abstract |
A surgical glue comprising a hydrophobic prepolymer comprising a plurality of activated functional groups capable of reacting or reacting to form crosslinks upon exposure to a stimulus selected from the group consisting of light, heat, and a chemical initiator, wherein the percentage of activated functional groups in the polymer backbone is greater than 1%, preferably greater than 5%, more preferably greater than 10%, more preferably greater than 25%, most preferably 40% or greater, wherein crosslinking of the prepolymer is not initiated by body fluids, wherein the prepolymer when cured has a crosslink density of at least 1% or greater, wherein the weight average molecular weight of the prepolymer is less than 20,000 daltons, and wherein the viscosity of the prepolymer prepolymer is from 0.5 to 100 Pa s. |