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 …

Recent advances in bacterial cellulose-based antibacterial composites for infected wound therapy

S Meng, H Wu, D **ao, S Lan, A Dong - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Wound infection arising from pathogenic bacteria brought serious trouble to the patient and
medical system. Among various wound dressings that are effective in killing pathogenic …

Bio‐inspired self‐hydrophobized sericin adhesive with tough underwater adhesion enables wound healing and fluid leakage sealing

H Liu, S Qin, J Liu, C Zhou, Y Zhu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Given that adhesion‐resistance of water severely weakens the bonding strength of tissue
adhesives, instant adhesion to wet biological tissue surfaces remains challenging. Inspired …

[HTML][HTML] Electroactive and antibacterial surgical sutures based on chitosan-gelatin/tannic acid/polypyrrole composite coating

Q Zhang, Y Qiao, J Zhu, Y Li, C Li, J Lin, X Li… - Composites Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Surgical sutures pervade almost all surgeries; however, their clinical therapy effects are
barely satisfactory due to the lack of physiological signal responsiveness and the prone …

Nonspherical metal‐based nanoarchitectures: synthesis and impact of size, shape, and composition on their biological activity

EN Zare, X Zheng, P Makvandi, H Gheybi, R Sartorius… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Metal‐based nanoentities, apart from being indispensable research tools, have found
extensive use in the industrial and biomedical arena. Because their biological impacts are …

Two way workable microchanneled hydrogel suture to diagnose, treat and monitor the infarcted heart

F Xue, S Zhao, H Tian, H Qin, X Li, Z Jian, J Du… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
During myocardial infarction, microcirculation disturbance in the ischemic area can cause
necrosis and formation of fibrotic tissue, potentially leading to malignant arrhythmia and …

Temporal evaluation of efficacy and quality of tissue repair upon laser‐activated sealing

D Ghosh, CM Salinas, S Pallod… - Bioengineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Injuries caused by surgical incisions or traumatic lacerations compromise the structural and
functional integrity of skin. Immediate approximation and robust repair of skin are critical to …

Aligned nanofibrous collagen membranes from fish swim bladder as a tough and acid-resistant suture for pH-regulated stomach perforation and tendon rupture

Z Luan, S Liu, W Wang, K Xu, S Ye, R Dan… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - spj.science.org
Background Wound closure in the complex body environment places higher requirements
on suture's mechanical and biological performance. In the scenario of frequent mechanical …

In situ light‐activated materials for skin wound healing and repair: A narrative review

JR Yaron, M Gosangi, S Pallod… - … & Translational Medicine, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Dermal wounds are a major global health burden made worse by common comorbidities
such as diabetes and infection. Appropriate wound closure relies on a highly coordinated …

Copper-eluting fibers for enhanced tissue sealing and repair

D Ghosh, S Godeshala, R Nitiyanandan… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Copper ions play an important role in several physiological processes, including
angiogenesis, growth factor induction and extracellular matrix remodeling, that modulate …