Wound Closure Biomaterials and Devices

Edited by: Chih-Chang Chu; Edited by: J. Anthony von Fraunhofer

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ISBN-13: 9780849349645
ISBN-10: 0849349648
Publisher: CRC
Format: Hardback, 416 pages
Pub Date: 12/1996
Edition Number: 1

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Virtually every wound, whether surgical or traumatic, needs to be closed to promote wound healing and prevent infection. Increasingly sophisticated and effective materials for the crucial surgical treatment of wound closure are being developed continuously. Keep up with the most recent research progress and future trends in this complex and rapidly changing field with Wound Closure Biomaterial and Devices. This state-of-the-art book provides detailed information and critical discussions on: Sutures and other wound closure devices, including absorbable sutures and their biodegradation properties The chemistry, physics, mechanics, biology, and biomaterials science of suture materials Tissue adhesive, ligating clips, and staplers The biomechanics and pathology of wound healing Future trends and new emerging materials in the treatment of wound closure

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Introduction 1
C.C. Chu
Chapter 2
Wound Healing and Inflammatory Response to Biomaterials 7
P.H. Lin, M.K. Hirko, J.A. von Fraunhofer, and H.P. Greisler
Chapter 3
Surgical Needles 25
J.A. von Fraunhofer and C.C. Chu
Chapter 4
Classification and General Characteristics of Suture Materials 39
C.C. Chu
Chapter 5
Chemical Structure and Manufacturing Processes 65
C.C. Chu
Chapter 6
Mechanical Properties 107
J.A. von Fraunhofer and C.C. Chu
Chapter 7
Biodegradation Properties 131
C.C. Chu
Chapter 8
Biological Properties of Suture Materials 237
M.K. Hirko, P.H. Lin, H.P. Greisler, and C.C. Chu
Chapter 9
Suture Techniques and Selection 289
S.S. Kang, W. Irvin, J.R. Perez-Sanz, and H.P. Greisler
Chapter 10
Ligating Clips and Staples 307
J.A. von Fraunhofer
Chapter 11
Tissue Adhesives 317
Y. Ikada
Chapter 12
New Emerging Materials for Wound Closure 347
C.C. Chu
Index 385

CONTRIBUTORS
Chih-Chang Chu, Ph.D.
Professor,
Fiber Science Program
Department of Textiles & Apparel
College of Human Ecology and Bioengineering Program
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
cc62@cornell.edu
J. Anthony von Fraunhofer, Ph.D., F.A.S.M., F.R.S.C.
Professor,
Department of Restorative Dentistry
School of Dentistry
University of Maryland at Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland
avf001@dental 13.ab.umb.edu
Howard P. Greisler, M.D.
Professor,
Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy
Stritch School of Medicine
Loyola University
and
Department of Surgery
Hines V.A. Hospital
Maywood, Illinois
hgreisl@wpo.it.luc.edu
Mark K. Hirko, M.D.
Department of Surgery
North Side Medical Center
Youngstown, Ohio
Yoshito Ikada, D.Eng., D.Med.Sc.
Professor,
Research Center for Biomedical Engineering
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
yyikada@medeng.kyoto-u.ac.jp
William Irvin, M.D.
1030 S. Jefferson
Suite 110
Roanoke, Virginia
Steven S. Kang, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois
skang@wpo.it.luc.edu
Peter H. Lin, M.D.
Department of Surgery
Finch University of Health Science
The Chicago Medical School
Chicago, Illinois
LIN1906@aol.com
J.R. Perez-Sanz, M.D.
College of Medicine
University of Illinois-Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
and
Christ Hospital and Medical Center
Oak Lawn, Illinois
and
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Evergreen Park, Illinois