Deep cuts from accidents or surgeries require stitches, typically followed by oral anti-inflammatory medications like ...

Researchers at Ouachita Baptist University have developed stitches loaded with anti-inflammatory drugs that deliver medication directly to the site of an injury.

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Engineers have designed tissue-derived 'smart' sutures that can not only hold tissue in place, but also detect inflammation and release drugs. The sutures are coated with hydrogels that can be ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Inspired by sutures 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 ...