Advances, challenges, and prospects for surgical suture materials

Y Li, Q Meng, S Chen, P Ling, MA Kuss, B Duan, S Wu - Acta biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
As one of the long-established and necessary medical devices, surgical sutures play an
essentially important role in the closing and healing of damaged tissues and organs …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of antibiotic-coated sutures on surgical site infections: a second-order meta-analysis

AS Suleiman, M Abbass, M Hossain… - … Journal of Surgery, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) pose a global challenge, impacting patients and
healthcare expenditures. This second-order meta-analysis endeavors to assess the efficacy …

Antimicrobial and cytotoxic effect of positively charged nanosilver-coated silk sutures

DA Monroy Caltzonci, AD Rasu Chettiar, VC Ibarra… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sutures are a crucial component of surgical procedures, serving to close and stabilize
wound margins to promote healing. However, microbial contamination of sutures can …

Bioinspired nanotopography on 3D printed tissue scaffold to impart mechanobactericidal and osteogenic activities

D Patil, S Kumari, K Chatterjee - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2023 - Elsevier
The great demand for bone grafts has motivated the development of tissue scaffolds with
osteogenic activity, whereas the risk of implant-associated infection, especially given the rise …

MoO3-X nanodots coated suture for combating surgical site infection via antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties

J Zhang, X Li, M Cheng, K Wan, S Yan, W Peng… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Surgical site infection (SSI) significantly affects patient recovery time, health outcomes and
quality of life which is closely associated with the use of implants or mesh. Sutures are the …

Design of biocompatible polylactic acid–polyethylene glycol combination for manufacturing biodegradable staplers

N Bakhtiary, H Bagheri… - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
For the development of an effective and faster wound closure method, it is necessary to
overcome current techniques' limitations. As compared to other methods, biodegradable …

[HTML][HTML] Potential application of menadione for antimicrobial coating of surgical sutures

CH Yap, SK Lim, YL Chan, CF Chee, ST Tay - Biotechnology Notes, 2023 - Elsevier
Staphylococcal-associated surgical site infections (SSI) are common nosocomial infections
in healthcare facilities worldwide. The use of antiseptic-coated sutures has been …

Effect of antimicrobial peptide conjugated surgical sutures on multiple drug-resistant microorganisms

G Pulat, Z Muganlı, UK Ercan… - Journal of Biomaterials …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Surgical site infections are commonly encountered as a risk factor in clinics that increase the
morbidity of a patient after a surgical operation. Surgical sutures are one of the leading factor …

Digital technologies to unlock safe and sustainable opportunities for medical device and healthcare sectors with a focus on the combined use of digital twin and …

NJ Rowan - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Medical devices have increased in complexity where there is a pressing need to consider
design thinking and specialist training for manufacturers, healthcare and sterilization …

Electrospun robust, biodegradable, bioactive, and nanostructured sutures to accelerate the chronic wound healing

Y Li, H Xu, W Zhao, L Zhang, S Wu - Biofabrication, 2025 - iopscience.iop.org
The design and development of advanced surgical sutures with appropriate structure and
abundant bio-functions are urgently required for the chronic wound closure and treatment. In …