There are many different types of sutures, just like there are many different kinds of procedures and injuries. Sutures are used to close wounds and may be absorbable, nonabsorbable, designed to ...

Current approaches to treat nerve damage use sutures, which can damage tissue and impair long-term nerve repair. Additionally, sutures may not be suitable for all types of nerve i ...

The electricity-producing BioES-suture significantly inhibited bacterial growth compared with the other two, suggesting that this electrical stimulation could provide an antimicrobial effect during ...

Fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy images of sutures with and without microalgae loaded. (Courtesy: Acta Biomaterialia 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.09.060 ©2018) Sutures are extensively used to ...

In the lab, she observed that beet-dyed sutures changed colors “almost instantaneously” when the pH level changed from healthy to infected.

Incisional hernia is an important complication of abdominal surgery. Procedures for the repair of these hernias with sutures and with mesh have been reported, but there is no consensus about which ...

A new review article explores the development, challenges, and future potential of cellulose-based sutures, highlighting their potential to replace traditional fossil-based sutures in medical ...

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — The Accident Neuroses of War — Little Hammers for Suture of the Bile Ducts — Maine Views on the Antivivisection Bill — Medical Notes ...

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 ...

Cesarean delivery wound complications were lower in Pfannenstiel incisions that were closed with poliglecaprone 25 suture compared with those closed with polyglactin 910 suture, a study found.