Journal
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 261, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.117860
Keywords
Surgical suture; Natural polymers; Biocompatibility; Bioactivity; Biodegradation
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- National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa
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Suture materials are a significant biomedical material group, with an annual global market of $1.3 billion and over 12 million procedures using them. While suture materials have evolved from basic strips of linen to advanced synthetic polymer sutures, the journey towards the ideal suture material is still ongoing. The use of natural, carbohydrate polymers in suture material applications represents a new era of improved safety and efficacy in this field.
Suture materials constitute one of the largest biomedical material groups with a huge global market of $ 1.3 billion annually and employment in over 12 million procedures per year. Suture materials have radically evolved over the years, from basic strips of linen to more advanced synthetic polymer sutures. Yet, the journey to the ideal suture material is far from over and we now stand on the brink of a new era of improved suture materials with greater safety and efficacy. This next step in the evolutionary timeline of suture materials, involves the use of natural, carbohydrate polymers that have, until recent years, never before been considered for suture material applications. This review exposes the latest and most important advancements in suture material development while digging deep into how natural, carbohydrate polymers can serve to advance this field.
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