KAIST Develops Biocompatible Adhesive Using Tannic Acid in Wine

DAEJEON, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Thursday it had developed an innovative adhesive by mixing wine’s tannic acid with a biocompatible high polymer. Mixing a soluble high polymer with tannic acid generates a coacervate that is sticky like a jelly. The [...]