Spider silk may look delicate, but it’s one of the strongest materials found in nature, stronger than steel by weight. In ...

Free gingival grafting; epiglu vs silk thread suturing: a comparative study. Front Dent 1(2): 39–44. 16. Coover HW, Joyner FB and Shearer NH. Chemistry and performance of cyanoacrylate adhesives. J ...

The NUS team's invention has three key components: a medical-grade silk suture that is coated with a conductive polymer to allow it to respond to wireless signals; a battery-free electronic sensor ...

The electronic sutures, which contain ultrathin silicon sensors integrated on polymer or silk strips, can be threaded through needles, and in animal tests researchers were able to lace them ...

Sutures have come along way from the days of silk and catgut, but now they’re poised to make their biggest change in 3,000 years. They’re getting smart. John Rogers, professor of materials ...

Unlike sutures made from nylon or silk, absorbable sutures do not need to be removed by a doctor. This makes them ideal for healing internal wounds and surgical sites. ‌The biggest benefit of ...

Thus, there is a need to develop an effective biotechnological approach for spider silk fibre production. 'In addition to being used as sutures, silk fibres hold great potential as biomaterials ...