BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although commonly acknowledged as paramount in significance, the mechanics of cyanoacrylate polymerization remain poorly characterized and quantified for clinical applications. This prompted development of a simplistic model for the systematic study of polymerization and binding behaviors of cyanoacrylates. METHODS A sliding bed apparatus was constructed that linked a s...

A pH-sensitive RuO₂ electrode coated in a commercial cyanoacrylate adhesive typically exhibits very low pH sensitivity, and could be paired with a RuO₂ working electrode as a differential type pH sensor. However, such sensors display poor performance in real sample matrices. A pH sensor employing a RuO₂ pH-sensitive working electrode and a SiO₂-PVB junction-modified RuO&...

Cyanoacrylate, also called super glue, fuming is a chemical method for the detection of latent fingermarks on non-porous surfaces such as glass, plastic etc. The method relies on the deposition of polymerized cyanoacrylate ester on residues of latent fingermarks. The method develops clear, stable, white colored fingerprints. However, several post-treatement procedures can be used to improve the...

T. Proebstle1, J. Alm2, D. Sameh3, L. Rasmussen4, M. Whiteley5, J. Lawson6, A. Davies7 1Dept. of Dermatology, University of Mainz, Germany, Mannheim, Germany 2Dermatologicum, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany 3Spire Cheshire Hospital, Warrington, United Kingdom 4The Danish Vein Centres, Naestved, Denmark 5The Whiteley Clinic at The Wimpole Clinic, London, United Kingdom 6Lawson B.V, Ouderkerk aan de Am...

The purpose of this article is to describe acute complications associated with adhesive cyanoacrylate deposition in the peripheral circulation and their management. Despite best efforts, n-butyl cyanoacrylate glue embolization is inherently unpredictable and complications do occur. An understanding of preparation techniques that minimize adverse event rates and the technical skillset required t...

The 2-cyanoacrylate inhibitors are a potent class of herbicides which block electron transfer in photosystem II. The spatial arrangement of different functional groups are an important factor in determining activity and a number of derivatives have been used as stereospecific probes of the secondary quinone binding site. More than one region of stereoselectivity in the binding site has been ide...

BACKGROUND Criminal offenders have a fundamental goal not to leave any traces at the crime scene. Some may suppose that items recovered underwater will have no forensic value, therefore, they try to destroy the traces by throwing items in water. These traces are subjected to the destructive environmental effects. This can represent a challenge for forensic experts investigating fingerprints. ...

Fluorescent staining of the cyanoacrylate developed prints was known in the early 1980’s. Initially this technique could only be used by labs equipped with a laser, like the argon ion laser, even today an expensive light source. With the availability of cheaper light sources, most of them specially built for the forensic community, fluorescent staining of prints developed with cyanoacrylate bec...