Tensile Performance of Nonsterile Suture Monofilaments Affected by Test Conditions

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-90

  Heward, A G ^a   Laing, R M ^a   Carr, D J ^a   Niven, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRAIN; TENSILE STRENGTH;

NONSTERILE SUTURE MONOFILAMENTS;

TEXTILES;

MEDICAL TEXTILE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STERILIZATION; SUTURE; TENSILE PROPERTY; TESTING;

EID: 1342331867     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750407400115     Document Type: Article

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