bioadhesive

adjective

bio·​ad·​he·​sive -ad-ˈhē-siv, -əd- 

: tending to adhere to or cause adhesion in living tissue

bioadhesive gels

Encapsulating the drug in a bioadhesive polymer means that the capsule stays in the GI tract longer, allowing more drug molecules to diffuse from it and be absorbed through the intestinal walls.

—Rebecca Rawls, Chemical & Engineering News

bioadhesive noun