Sutures are medical tools used by doctors and surgeons to close a wound. Depending on your condition, a doctor will use the proper suture technique and material to stitch a wound or laceration shut.

Dissolvable sutures was by itself quite a novel development in the field of wound closure. But Philadelphia startup ZSX Medical, founded in 2009, wants to improve the way those sutures actually ...

A recent review published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts examines the state of cellulose-based sutures, focusing on materials, fabrication methods, and application performance. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LAS VEGAS — Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed thumb ...

Inspired by sutures developed thousands of years ago, MIT engineers have designed "smart" sutures that can not only hold tissue in place, but also detect inflammation and release drugs. The new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Visual rehabilitation in aphakia and malpositioned IOLs often requires surgical intervention with secondary IOL ...