Mechanical Performance of Nonabsorbable Monofilament Suture Materials Tied with Different Suturing Techniques Under Various Knot Configurations: An In Vitro Study.

ABSTRACT: This study compared widely used nonabsorbable and monofilament suture materials tied with three different configurations and two different suture techniques. Three suture materials (polytetrafluoroethylene, polypropylene, and nylon) were tied with either Laurell-Gottlow or the horizontal mattress suturing techniques using three different knot configurations: A (2 = 1 = 1 = 1 = 1), B (2 × 1 = 1 = 1 = 1), and C (1 × 2 = 1 = 1 = 1) on an experimental platform manufactured using a three-dimensional printer. Specimens underwent microtensile testing to determine maximum load failure and elongation rates at baseline and after 7 days of artificial saliva immersion. The Laurell-Gottlow yielded significantly lower elongation rates and higher failure load than the horizontal mattress suturing techniq

SUBMITTER: Taysi NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12733649 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature