Disclaimer: This is not medical advice. Don't try this at home without expert supervision. On Tuesday in the small storefront of the Best Made Company in Tribeca, a young ER doctor spent two hours ...

In the future, your wounds might not be closed by stitches or staples. Instead, they will be fixed with lasers. Rose Bengal Dye, a common dye used by optometrists, can be used in tandem with a laser ...

A research team has successfully developed an electronic suture that can monitor changes in inflammation levels around wounds in real time. The electronic suture is expected to contribute ...

Fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy images of sutures with and without microalgae loaded. (Courtesy: Acta Biomaterialia 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.09.060 ©2018) Sutures are extensively used to ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The complex process of wound healing has long challenged medical professionals seeking to monitor recovery accurately and non-invasively. Traditional methods of assessing wound ...

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 ...

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 science and ...

In simulated operations described in Nature on 26 November 1, the slipknot technique allowed inexperienced surgeons to ...

An announcement on July 30 (Tue) details that a research team led by Professor Jaehong Lee at the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology ...

Someday, the thread holding your skin and tissues together after a surgical suture could beam info about your wound straight to your doctor. A team of Tufts University engineers have created smart ...

Flexible electronics that work with the body have been advancing quickly, doing everything from measuring our blood oxygen levels through our skin to monitoring our muscles using a tattoo. Now, a team ...

Clear, biodegradable, biocompatible Shrilk! Part silk, part shrimp shell, this new material has the strength and toughness of aluminum alloy – but at only half the weight. The cheap material could one ...