Advances, challenges, and prospects for surgical suture materials

Natural and Synthetic Polymers for Biomedical and Environmental Applications

“…In a recent review by Li et al [ 35 ], surgical suture materials from both synthetic and natural polymers are discussed, along with their advantages and disadvantages. The review covers various fiber fabrication strategies and advanced designs for the development of surgical sutures with multiple functionalization, such as surface-coating and drug-loading technologies.…”

“…Figure 2 shows the increase in publications on natural and synthetic polymers and their use in biomedical and environmental applications. Some of the main reviews for natural polymers for biomedical and environmental applications are [1,6,7, and for synthetic polymers [8,12,22,30,[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]. (A) number of publications found using keywords "natural polymer biomedical application"; (B) number of publications found using keywords "natural polymer environmental application"; (C) number of publications found using keywords "synthetic polymer biomedical application"; (D) number of publications found using keywords "synthetic polymer environmental application".…”

“…Some of the main reviews for natural polymers for biomedical and environmental applications are [ 1 , 6 , 7 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ] and for synthetic polymers [ 8 , 12 , 22 , 30 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ].…”

Intelligent Electrospinning Nanofibrous Membranes for Monitoring and Promotion of Wound Healing

“…Li et al [ 22 ] focused on gelatin-based electrospun wound dressings to elaborate on the role of fiber membranes, with or without therapeutic agent, in enhancing wound healing and tissue regeneration, offering innovative approaches for clinical wound management. Furthermore, Li et al [ 23 ] provided detailed insights into surface coating and drug loading technologies for fiber surgical sutures, highlighting the development of sutures capable of real-time monitoring of wound status to tailor treatment accordingly. While there are numerous high-quality and systematic reviews available, our specific emphasis is on intelligent electrospun nanofiber wound dressings that incorporate wound marker monitoring and integrated diagnosis and treatment.…”

Hydrogel-Assisted Microfluidic Wet Spinning of Poly(Lactic Acid) Fibers from a Green and Pro-Crystallization Spinning Dope

“…In particular, PLA fibers are important building blocks of various medical devices [4]. For instance, PLA fibers have been used in commercial surgical sutures and blood vessel stents [5]. A recent clinical implantation of PLA fiber-based occluder has demonstrated its potential for closure of atrial septal defect in cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients [6].…”