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SUBMITTER: Krasner AE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6679907 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Krasner Ami E AE Hancock-Ronemus Amy A Christian Larry S LS Griffith Emily H EH Lewbart Gregory A GA Law Jerry M JM
PeerJ 20190801
An ideal suture material supports healing, minimizes inflammation, and decreases the likelihood of secondary infection. While there are published recommendations for suture materials in some invertebrates, there are no published recommendations for <i>Limulus polyphemus</i> or any chelicerate. This study evaluates the histological reaction of horseshoe crabs to five commonly used suture materials: monofilament nylon, silk, poliglecaprone, polydioxanone, and polyglycolic acid. None of the materia ...[more]