Surgical stitches, or sutures, are used to close wounds following injury or surgery and to support the healing process. But sutured wounds are susceptible to infection, with infections at surgical ...

Staples, stitches, and even super glue are all options for treating large cuts. But how do emergency physicians decide what to use to get wounds back together? Emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen ...

As the father of six active children, I often have a teary-eyed child coming to me with an accidental cut and asking, “Does it need stitches?” Stitches are indicated when the depth of the wound would ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Iowa City student Dasia Taylor maintains that she's not a scientist -- even after being nationally honored for creating sutures, or stitches, that change color when the wound they ...

Stitches commonly used to sew up a pregnant woman’s cervix and prevent early labor can backfire — dramatically increasing her risk of premature labor and pregnancy loss. A specific type of thick, ...

A stitch in time might save a little more than nine now that researchers have successfully developed electronic sutures that monitor wounds and help speed up the healing process. Invented by John ...

Whether they’re on a busted lip or helping close wounds after surgery, stitches and other sutures are a familiar presence in the medical world. They’ve long been the best standard of care for closing ...

Triboelectric effect The bioabsorbable electrical stimulation suture (BioES-suture) converts the mechanical energy of movement into effective electrical stimulation. (Courtesy: Zhouquan Sun and ...