Sutures are used to close wounds and may be absorbable, nonabsorbable, ... It’s important to note that “suture” is the name for the actual medical device used to repair the wound.

Current approaches to treat nerve damage use sutures, which can damage tissue and impair long-term nerve repair. Additionally ...

Sutures seeded with microalgae for 14 days are able to produce oxygen (bubbles) in vitro. (Courtesy: Acta Biomaterialia 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.09.060 ©2018) To further increase the potential of this ...

Between March 1992 and February 1998, we performed a multicenter trial in which we randomly assigned to suture repair or mesh repair 200 patients who were scheduled to undergo repair of a primary ...

Guidelines on surgical site infections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note that such infections complicated 1.9 percent of surgical procedures in the United States from 2006 ...

Inspired by a technology developed thousands of years ago, MIT engineers have designed “smart” sutures that can not only hold tissue in place but also detect inflammation and release drugs.

In an intention-to-treat analysis, 8.8% of women who underwent subcuticular closure of their Pfannenstiel skin incision with the 3-0 poliglecaprone 25 (Monocryl) suture experienced the primary ...

A recent review published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts examines the state of cellulose-based sutures, focusing on materials, fabrication methods, and application performance. The ...