Investigating Changes in Mechanical Properties and Tissue Reaction of Silk, Polyester, Polyamide, and Polypropylene Sutures in Vivo

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-303

  Karaca, E ^a   Hockenberger, A S ^b   Yildiz, H ^b  

^a Department of Textile Engineering ^*

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENCAPSULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYAMIDES; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILK; TENACITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; TISSUE;

KNOT STRENGTH; SUTURES; TISSUE REACTION;

PLASTIC FILAMENTS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYESTER; POLYPROPYLENE; SILK; SUTURE; SYNTHETIC POLYAMIDE;

EID: 24944542693     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517505054734     Document Type: Article

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