Natural Fiber Based Antibacterial, Wound Healing Surgical Sutures by the Application of Herbal Antimicrobial Compounds.

Keywords: Surgical sutures; herbal treatment; absorbency; antibacterial; growth inhibition %; ; ; ; ; % EN Surgical sutures herbal treatment absorbency antibacterial growth inhibition % ZH % 9531 9546 16 11/21/22 20221220 NES 221220 Introduction The use of sutures in the medical field is a common practice all over the world. Influence of finishing treatment on absorbency property of different sutures The absorbency of untreated, control and antibacterial finishing-treated silk and catgut sutures were measured. The finished sutures were weighed and an uptake of 5.4 ± 0.1% was found in silk sutures, while the uptake in catgut sutures was 4.3 ± 0.1%. [Extracted from the article]