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Title: How do you make glue from cactus? Post by: smooch92 on Feb 5, 2013 I've heard that the mucilage inside cacti can be used as an adhesive. What is the process involved in doing this?
Title: How do you make glue from cactus? Post by: BUGG123 on Feb 5, 2013 Native Americans used this mucilage to mend broken pottery.
Mucilage is a polar glycoprotein; an exopolysaccharide; a polymer produced by most plants and some microorganisms. The mucilage of cactus plants can be harvested by etching the surface of a cactus with a razor blade and collecting the juices with a syringe. |