title: Geometrically controlled tensile response of braided sutures.
abstract: Sutures are the materials used for wound closure that are caused by surgery or trauma. The main pre-requisite to the success of the suture is to obtain ultimate level of tensile properties with defined geometrical constraints. In this communication, the model for tensile properties of braided sutures has been proposed by elucidating the most important geometrical and material parameters. The model has accounted for the kinematical changes occurring in the braid and constituent strand geometries under defined level of strain. A comparison has been made between the theoretical and experimental results of stress-strain characteristics of braided sutures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: amitrawal77@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rawal
authors.affiliation: Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Apurv
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sibal
authors.affiliation: Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Harshvardhan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saraswat
authors.affiliation: Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013537:Sutures; D013718:Tensile Strength
keywords: Braided suture; Model; Monofilament; Stress–strain; Tensile