Suture loosening and gamma sterilization of 10-0 nylon.
The tissue reaction to 10-0 nylon sutures sterilized with gamma-rays was compared to the reaction caused by 10-0 nylon thread sterilized with ethylene oxide. In a vascularized cornea more tissue reaction was seen to 10-0 nylon thread sterilized with gamma-rays than to sutures sterilized with ethylene oxide gas.
D000368:Aged; D003315:Cornea / Q000098:blood supply; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005027:Ethylene Oxide; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009757:Nylons / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications
D009757:Nylons; D005027:Ethylene Oxide