[APD] Re: super glue -- or --Sticking to the facts

[Matt Staroscik <matt at wrongcrowd_com>]

> Scott Hieber wrote:
>
> "most forms of super glue aren't considered toxic to humans -- hence
> some forms are approved for use as a "suture" material.
>
> Scott, do you just look for one that says "non-toxic" or is it more
> involved than that?
>
> Ricky Cain

AFAIK cyanoacrylates in general are not toxic.

The ones made for medical use have a longer carbon chain on them, yielding 
a more flexible bandage. Plus, they are made to be sterile, and they have a 
dye in them. For example I think that Johnson & Johnson Liquid Bandage has 
an 8-carbon chain on the cyanoacrylate, and it is very flexible and 
comfortable. There is a similar product for vet use called VetBond. There 
is even a cyanoacrylate made for internal surgical sutures.

Regular superglue on the other hand is a methyl cyanoacylate, I think, 
which is 1 carbon, and it's crusty and rigid when it dries.

However, whenever I get a cut I still use plain old superglue on it and it 
works great. I have heard anecdotal evidence about doctors doing the same 
thing at home too. Note that you don't put the glue IN the cut, you use it 
to keep the edges sealed together by putting it over the top.

I came in late here, sorry if I got off topic.

- matt

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