Hydrolytic degradation of two nonabsorbable sutures, four absorbable sutures, and a new type of absorbable suture was studied in buffered media of various pHs at 37 degrees C. The pH levels fixed in this study were 1.0, 7.4, 8.5, and 10.5. Physical measurements were made on the retention of tensile
The effect of stretching on monofilament polypropylene sutures
β Scribed by I. M. Fouda; E. A. Seisa
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 279 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-9760
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