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  2. Suture materials comparison chart - Wikipedia

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    A synthetic adsorbable suture material. Braided synthetic adsorbable multifilament made of polyglycolic acid and coated with N-laurin and L-lysine, which render the thread extremely smooth, soft and knot safe. A synthetic adsorbable suture material. Monofilament synthetic absorbable suture, prepared from the polyester, poly (p-dioxanone ...

  3. Polyglycolide - Wikipedia

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    It is commonly used for subcutaneous sutures, intracutaneous closures, abdominal and thoracic surgeries. The traditional role of PGA as a biodegradable suture material has led to its evaluation in other biomedical fields. Implantable medical devices have been produced with PGA, including anastomosis rings, pins, rods, plates and screws. [2]

  4. Polyhydroxybutyrate - Wikipedia

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    It is nontoxic and biodegradable, so it does not have to be removed after recovery. [ 8 ] TephaFLEX is a bacterially derived poly-4-hydroxybutyrate, manufactured using a recombinant fermentation process by Tepha Medical Devices, intended for a variety of medical applications that require biodegradable materials such as absorbable sutures .

  5. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of thread. There are numerous types of suture which differ by needle shape and size as well as thread material ...

  6. Talk:Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    First, I haven't heard of absorbable sutures being used in the skin (I assume that's what you mean by externally). Second, only "pro" I can think of would be that absorbable sutures don't have to be removed, but this small advantage is far outweighed by the likelihood of greater scarring. Alteripse 03:19, 10 Jul 2004 (UTC)

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    The third phase was the analysis of subjective cognitive function. SCF is based on what participants believe regarding their memory and thinking skills—like whether or not they felt their ...

  8. Monocryl - Wikipedia

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    Monocryl is a synthetic, absorbable suture manufactured in Cornelia, Georgia, USA, and trademarked by Ethicon. It is composed of poliglecaprone 25, which is a copolymer of glycolide and epsilon-caprolactone. [1] It comes both dyed (violet) and undyed (clear) and is an absorbable monofilament suture.

  9. Bruno Mars Jokes He'll 'Be Out of Debt in No Time' While ...

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    Bruno Mars won't be dropping any 24K magic any time soon.. The “Die with a Smile” singer, 39, poked fun at since-denied rumors that he’s in gambling debt in a cheeky post on Instagram on ...