Researchers in the U.K. say surgeons may be relying on the wrong type of stitch material to sew up a woman's cervix to prevent preterm birth. A baby is considered preterm when it is born before 37 ...
Sutures are filaments, fibers or thread-like materials used to hold a wound or tissue together. In surgical language, sutures are used for apposition – that is, the positioning (of tissue) side by ...
Pune, April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global surgical sutures materials & packaging market is driven by rising demand for the sutures as suturing technique is a widely adopted technique for ...
Several types of suture materials are being used for the correction of penile curvature and this study was designed to compare histopathological changes on penile tissue among different suture ...
Sutures are used to help close cuts and wounds and start the healing process. Because of the materials it is made of, sutures can be too stiff and potentially damage soft tissue. A research team has ...
(Nanowerk Spotlight) The complex process of wound healing has long challenged medical professionals seeking to monitor recovery accurately and non-invasively. Traditional methods of assessing wound ...
The self-tightening suture material can be stretched and self-tightens at body temperature within 15 seconds. While the suture was not as strong as commercially available sutures, it appeared to be ...
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Inspired by sutures 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 ...