Biomechanical performance of a braided absorbable suture

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 169-179

  Faulkner, Brent C ^a   Gear, Andrew J L ^a   Hellewell, Timothy B ^a   Mazzarese, Peter M ^a   Watkins, Frederick H ^a   Edlich, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

absorbable; breaking strength; drag force; handling characteristics; knot rundown; Lactomer(TM); Polyglactin 910; suture

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COPOLYMERS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BRAIDED ABSORBABLE SUTURE; GLYCOLIDE; LACTIDE; LACTOMER SUTURE; POLYGLACTIN 910 SUTURE;

BIOMATERIALS;

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; POLYGLACTIN; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HYDROLYSIS; MATERIALS HANDLING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; POLYGLACTIN 910; POLYMERS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0030427608     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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