Advanced Technologies and Polymer Materials for Surgical Sutures

by Sabu Thomas, Ben Whiteside, Blessy Joseph, Karthik Nair, Phil Coates, Sabu Thomas, Karthik Nair, Blessy Joseph, Ben Whiteside, Phil Coates

Polymeric materials offer a high level of versatility due to the range of applications possible within the biomedical and clinical fields – including wound closure - particularly in comparison to metals or ceramics. These specialised materials also allow for a diverse array of therapeutic effects. Although there have been advances in improving polymeric materials for surgical sutures, there is little information available regarding improving the therapeutic value of sutures, and advanced technol

Genres: Technology, Material Science

ISBN: 9780323853491

328 pages

Published: 2022-09-29

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing

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