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longnsteady

09/07/11 9:21 AM

#29889 RE: igotthemojo #29878

Here's a little educational material for you on antibiotic infused sutures:

http://www.skinandallergynews.com/specialty-focus/wound-healing/single-article-page/antibiotic-coated-monofilament-suture-effective-cuts-costs.html

I know you will probably not take the time to read it....but others will.
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longnsteady

09/07/11 9:42 AM

#29890 RE: igotthemojo #29878

And yet another article about the advantages of spider silk as microsutures:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21432995

Are we learning anything yet?
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longnsteady

09/07/11 10:50 AM

#29892 RE: igotthemojo #29878

One final bit of educational material for your reading pleasure:

— Science News • Believe it or not: Spider silk is not just tougher than Kevlar and stronger than steel, but its use is being studied for medical purposes: sutures, lattices for growing tissues, nerve cell growth along silk threads and encapsulated medicines. Spider silk has the advantage of not setting off the human immune system. At least 11 genes control spider spinerettes, making spider silk a hard material to replicate. 2008-11-22 .