Cyanoacrylates were commercially introduced in 1950 by Tennesee Eastman Company. Cyanoacrylate adhesives are monomeric adhesives. They are generally quick-setting materials which cure to clear, hard glassy resins, useful as sealants, coatings, and particularly adhesives for bonding together a variety of substrates [1]. Polymers of alkyl 2-cyanoacrylates are also known as superglues. In addition...

Endogenous chromophores in human skin, when exposed to sunlight, generate harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS). Protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) is one of the common chromophores in human tissue. A series of aromatic cyanoacrylates were tested as quenchers of excited singlet and triplet states of PpIX. While the diaryl cyanoacrylate () did not quench excited singlet or triplet states of PpIX, some cya...

Surgical tissue adhesives continue to evolve as an important technology for the facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Twelve years ago there was little routine use of these substances; however, in the past 5 years there have been significant advances. It is becoming increasingly important for the facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon to be familiar with the indications and shortcomings...

A llergic contact dermatitis to 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (Dermabond; Ethicon, Somerville, NJ) after surgical repair is an extremely rare condition with few reported cases. In recent years, contact dermatitis to Dermabond has been reported with increasing frequency. Cyanoacrylates are the most commonly used surgical adhesives and rely on their rapid polymerization to prevent sensitization from anti...

3-Aminoa lky l idene-2/ / -pyran-2,4(3 / / ) -d iones (APs) , possessing a conjugated enamino moiety which is common to cyanoacrylates and 2-aminoalkyl idenecyclohexane-l ,3-diones (ACs ) , were found as a new class of photosynthetic electron transport inhibi tors. A l though the structural requi rement of APs for photosynthetic electron transport inhib i t ion was very similar to that of cyano...

Cyanoacrylates (CAs) were not widely adopted for medical use until recently because of lingering concerns regarding the initial tissue toxicities of the short-chain CAs. The medium-chain CAs, primarily butyl-cyanoacrylate, have been widely used in Europe and Canada for several decades and have gone a long way in dispelling any lingering concerns about tissue toxicity. The newer, longer chain CA...

Cyanoacrylates are potent inhibitors o f photosynthetic electron transport (PET) and are po­ tentially useful probes o f the photosystem II herbicide binding site. A series o f cyanoacrylates was synthesized and the Hill inhibition activities evaluated in order to select compounds suita­ ble for radioactive synthesis. A cyanoacrylate, 2-(2-nitrophenoxy)ethyl 3-benzylamino-2cyano-2-pentenoate, w...