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octyl 2-cyanoacrylate
under Cyanoacrylates
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Cyanoacrylates
Definition
: A group of compounds having the general formula CH2=C(CN)-COOR; it polymerizes on contact with moisture; used as tissue adhesive; higher homologs have hemostatic and antibacterial properties.
Other names
Cyanoacrylate
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octyl 2-cyanoacrylate [ 2-octyl cyanoacrylate,2-octylcyanoacrylate,Dermabond,n-octyl-cyanoacrylate ]
6701-17-3
*Cyanoacrylates
Pharma Action
Tissue Adhesives
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1996 Aug;122(8):873-7