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SUBMITTER: Wei W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5932114 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wei Wei W Li Yuxiao Y Yang Huazhe H Nassab Reza R Shahriyari Fatemeh F Akpek Ali A Guan Xiaofei X Liu Yanhui Y Taranejoo Shahrouz S Tamayol Ali A Zhang Yu Shrike YS Khademhosseini Ali A Jang Hae Lin HL
Macromolecular bioscience 20171116 12
Sutures are one of the most widely used devices for adhering separated tissues after injury or surgery. However, most sutures require knotting, which can create a risk of inflammation, and can act as mechanically weak points that often result in breakage and slipping. Here, an anchoring suture is presented with a design that facilitates its propagation parallel to the suturing direction, while maximizing its resistive force against the opposite direction of external force to lock its position in ...[more]