title: Free-Standing Biodegradable Poly(lactic acid) Nanosheet for Sealing Operations in Surgery.
abstract: A free-standing biodegradable nanosheet composed of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) was shown to have excellent sealing efficacy for a gastric incision as a novel wound dressing material that did not require adhesive agents, and the PLLA nanosheet-induced wound repair showed neither scars nor tissue adhesion. This material may, therefore, be an ideal alternative to conventional tissue repairing procedures using suture/ligation in surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering Waseda University, TWIns Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8480 (Japan).
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering Waseda University, TWIns Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8480 (Japan).
authors.forename: Koki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kabata
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Microbiology National Defense Medical College Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513 (Japan).
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.affiliation: Division of Traumatology National Defense Medical College Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513 (Japan).
authors.forename: Daizoh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering Waseda University, TWIns Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8480 (Japan). takeoka@waseda.jp.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeoka
keywords: biocompatible materials; lactic acid; nanosheets; surgery