Analysis of the fracture morphology of polyamide, polyester, polypropylene, and silk sutures before and after implantation in vivo

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 580-589

  Karaca, Esra ^a   Hockenberger, Asli S ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fracture morphology; In vivo; Nonabsorbable; Strength loss; Suture

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; FRACTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; SILK; THERMOPLASTICS;

FRACTURE MORPHOLOGY; IN VIVO; NONABSORBABLE; STRENGTH LOSS; SUTURE;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

POLYAMIDE; POLYESTER; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; FIBROUS TISSUE FORMATION; IMPLANTATION; KNOT STRENGTH; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL LIGHT MICROSCOPE; RAT; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SILK; STRENGTH; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; NYLONS; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENES; RATS; SILK; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANATOMY; ANIMAL FIBERS; FRACTURE; MICROSCOPES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLYAMIDES; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 55049137127     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31136     Document Type: Review

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