A new craft store, 29 Stitches, is opening in St. Cloud this summer. 29 Stitches will sell a variety of craft supplies sourced from small businesses, and feature local art and classes. The store ...

HAVERI: A nurse at Aduru primary health centre in Karnataka's Haveri has been suspended for resorting to an unorthodox treatment-using FeviKwik glue instead of sutures to close a deep gash on a ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Every surgical procedure, from routine appendectomies to complex organ transplants, relies on a technology that has remained fundamentally unchanged for thousands of years: the ...

Tested on rats, the stitches proved effective in treating wounds and could offer a cost-effective alternative to traditional sutures. Study: A bioabsorbable mechanoelectric fiber as electrical ...

Stitches are getting a shocking upgrade. In an experiment in rats, a new strong, flexible thread hastened wound healing by transforming muscle movement into electricity, researchers report October ...

Building on these developments, a team of researchers in Korea has now introduced an innovative approach that combines the functionality of a pH sensor with a standard medical suture. This integration ...

Additionally, usage extends beyond traditional PA6 and PA12 uses in many applications: sutures, feeding tubes, suction hose, drainage lines, and dialysis tubes — for innovative use in metal ...

Say ‘goodbye’ to needles and sutures: Here's all you need to know about skin glue, the modern wound closure catalysing efficiency with aesthetic enhancement For a long time, doctors have ...

Inspired by a technology developed thousands of years ago, MIT engineers have designed “smart” sutures that can not only hold tissue in place but also detect inflammation and release drugs.

A team of engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed “smart” sutures with the potential to benefit Crohn’s disease patients undergoing surgery, and could also have ...