With the butyl cyanoacrylates, the adhesive is applied as discrete beads (left). With octyl cyanoacrylates, the adhesive is applied as one continuous film across the entire wound (right).
Reproduced with permission from: Hollander JE. Use of tissue adhesives in laceration repair. In: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, 2nd ed, King C, Henretig FM (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2008. Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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