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Novel Suture Systems: An Accelerated Wound‐Healing Surgical Suture Engineered with an Extracellular Matrix (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 6/2021)
Author(s) -
Setiawati Agustina,
Jang Dongyoon,
Cho Daeyon,
Cho Shingyu,
Jeong Hayan,
Park Sungmin,
Gwak Jungsug,
Ryu Soo Ryeon,
Jung Won Hee,
Ju BongGun,
Jung KwangHwan,
Kwon OhSun,
Shin Kwanwoo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.202170023
Subject(s) - fibrous joint , fibronectin , wound healing , extracellular matrix , adhesion , medicine , surgery , tissue engineering , surgical wound , materials science , biomedical engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , composite material
During surgery to suture injured tissue, friction occurs at the interface between the tissue and the suture, which often causes serious “secondary trauma” to fragile tissue and can lead to inflammation and infection. In article number 2001686, Kwanwoo Shin and co‐workers develope a novel surgical suture system that accelerates wound healing. The presence of fibronectin fibrils on the engineered sutures improves cell migration and adhesion in wound tissues, especially while minimizing friction at the surgery site.