Advances, challenges, and prospects for surgical suture materials

Y Li, Q Meng, S Chen, P Ling, MA Kuss, B Duan, S Wu - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
As one of the long-established and necessary medical devices, surgical sutures play an
essentially important role in the closing and healing of damaged tissues and organs …

Electrospun medical sutures for wound healing: A review

L Xu, Y Liu, W Zhou, D Yu - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the increasing demand for wound healing around the world, the level of medical
equipment is also increasing, but sutures are still the preferred medical equipment for …

Silk microneedle patch capable of on‐demand multidrug delivery to the brain for glioblastoma treatment

Z Wang, Z Yang, J Jiang, Z Shi, Y Mao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor. Surgery
followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy remains the standard treatment strategy for …

Robust and Flame‐Retardant Zylon Aerogel Fibers for Wearable Thermal Insulation and Sensing in Harsh Environment

P Hu, F Wu, B Ma, J Luo, P Zhang, Z Tian… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The exceptional lightweight, highly porous, and insulating properties of aerogel fibers make
them ideal for thermal insulation. However, current aerogel fibers face limitations due to their …

Durable immunomodulatory nanofiber niche for the functional remodeling of cardiovascular tissue

Y Liu, L Wang, Z Liu, Y Kang, T Chen, C Xu, T Zhu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Functional remodeling and prolonged anti-inflammatory responses are both vital for
repairing damage in the cardiovascular system. Although these aspects have each been …

Wirelessly operated bioelectronic sutures for the monitoring of deep surgical wounds

V Kalidasan, X Yang, Z Xiong, RR Li, H Yao… - Nature Biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
Monitoring surgical wounds post-operatively is necessary to prevent infection, dehiscence
and other complications. However, the monitoring of deep surgical sites is typically limited to …

A silk-microneedle patch to detect glucose in the interstitial fluid of skin or plant tissue

L Zheng, D Zhu, W Wang, J Liu, STG Thng… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glucose is critical to all organisms. Herein, we developed a wire electrode embedded
microneedle patch (WEMNP) for in situ real-time detection of glucose in the interstitial fluid …

Progress in recycling and valorization of waste silk

L Lu, W Fan, S Ge, RK Liew, Y Shi, H Dou… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the improvements in living standards and the “throw away” culture of mankind, large
amount of waste textiles is constantly generated. In particular, silk is an abundant high-grade …

Jellyfish‐Inspired Artificial Spider Silk for Luminous Surgical Sutures

K Wen, C Zhang, G Zhang, M Wang, G Mei… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The development of functional surgical sutures with excellent mechanical properties, good
fluorescence, and high cytocompatibility is highly required in the field of medical surgeries …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of a strong and multiple-function soybean flour adhesive via the construction of tannin microspheres with a core–shell structure

Z Liu, M Chen, Y Xu, J Zhang, X Huang, J Luo… - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The preparation of a soybean flour adhesive with good bonding and prepressing
performance, toughness, mildew resistance, and fire retardancy to address the problem of …