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Mechanical properties of commercially available nylon sutures in the United States
- Source :
- Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials. 105:815-819
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2016.
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Abstract
- Surgeons can choose from a wide selection of commercially available suture brands, which come at a range of prices. There is currently limited evidence in the literature to guide this selection process. This investigation examined the breaking force, stress, and elongation of a variety of commercially available nylon sutures compared to their relative prices. Seven 5-0, nonabsorbable, nylon suture brands were tensile tested in straight, knotted and knot-security configurations according to the procedures outlined by the United States Pharmacopeia for the tensile testing of sutures. Covidien, the cheapest brand tested, had the highest failure load of straight and knot-security tests. Dafilon was found to have the highest breaking force and percent elongation of knot-pull tests. J&J Ethicon and Supramid had the highest percent elongation to failure for straight-pull and knot-security tests, respectively. This study was limited to specific in vitro tensile properties of nylon suture. Other factors affecting suture quality and price, such as needle properties, were not investigated. The data presented in the study provide information for guiding the selection and purchase of sutures according to tensile properties. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 105B: 815-819, 2017.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Nylon sutures
0206 medical engineering
Biomedical Engineering
02 engineering and technology
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
020601 biomedical engineering
Biomaterials
Breaking force
Suture (anatomy)
Ultimate tensile strength
Limited evidence
Composite material
0210 nano-technology
Percent elongation
Tensile testing
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Details
- ISSN :
- 15524973
- Volume :
- 105
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........4381ba588a0e8fade9da86a043f8e853