Surgical suture materials coated with a layer of hydrophilic Hydron gel

✍ Scribed by Tollar, M. ;?tol, M. ;Kliment, K.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1969
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 533 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9304
• DOI: 10.1002/jbm.820030210

✦ Synopsis

Surgical suture materials were coated with a layer of hydrophilic Hydron gel. By tests carried out on tissue cultures, it has been verified that this layer itself improves the tolerance of the fiber by the organism. In addition, appropriate biologically active substances (e.g., antibiotics), preventing either the development or spreading of an infection along the fiber, may be incorporated into the gel layer. Neither the knotting ability nor other mechanical properties of the fiber are influenced by the gel coating. Preliminary clinical experiments showed good results.