Biotextiles as medical implants

Download or read book Biotextiles as medical implants written by C.C. Chu and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catgut and collagen are the two most well-known natural materials for absorbable sutures; however collagen-based absorbable sutures have largely been replaced by synthetic materials made from one of five basic building blocks. The chemical structures of a variety of commercial absorbable sutures are reviewed. The characteristics, chemistry and manufacture of some nonabsorbable equivalents are also considered. A number of newly available materials, in particular the group of amino-acid based biodegradable poly(ester amide) fibers, are considered, together with the results of trials.