(Nanowerk Spotlight) The complex process of wound healing has long challenged medical professionals seeking to monitor recovery accurately and non-invasively. Traditional methods of assessing wound ...

It is a staple of science fiction to mock sutures as outdated; after all, the technique has been in use for at least 5,000 years. Professor Hossam Haick from the Wolfson Department of Chemical ...

A stitch in time might save a little more than nine now that researchers have successfully developed electronic sutures that monitor wounds and help speed up the healing process. Invented by John ...

Quadriceps tendon ruptures are disabling knee injuries that typically occur in adults ages 40 and older. Obesity, illness or traumatic injuries can cause these types of injuries. Most tendon ruptures ...

When you’ve had a wound that required stitches, the recovery period can feel frustratingly slow. Whether from surgery, an accident, or another injury, properly cared for stitches not only heal faster ...

While they've been around for centuries in various forms and helped heal many a wound in the process, some scientists see a world of possibility when it comes to how sutures might help the human body.

Engineers have designed tissue-derived 'smart' sutures that can not only hold tissue in place, but also detect inflammation and release drugs. The sutures are coated with hydrogels that can be ...

When surgeons repair tissues, they're currently limited to mechanical solutions such as sutures and staples, which can cause their own damage, or meshes and glues that may not adequately bond with ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Stryker (NYSE:SYK) today announced the launch of Citrefix™, a suture anchor system for foot and ankle surgical procedures. The new system uses Citregen™, an ...