title: Mechanics of Wound Closure: Emerging Tape-Based Wound Closure Technology vs. Traditional Methods.
abstract: To date, there is still a lack of understanding of how wound closure methods perform comparatively under daily bodily movement during the course of healing and how they affect the mechanics of healing. The present study is a first step in understanding and objectively quantifying the gap. The study provides both a new method of metrology for noninvasive evaluation of skin mechanics at the onset of wound healing and an emerging tape-based wound closure technology. The latter shows better performance with respect to commonly used staples and sutures, holding the wound intact and providing uniform mechanical support across the incision.
authors.affiliation: R&D, Bio-X Technologies GmbH.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.affiliation: ZipLine Medical, Inc.
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ichiryu
authors.affiliation: Bio-X Technologies GmbH.
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kefel
authors.affiliation: Bio-X Technologies GmbH.
authors.forename: Juergen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.affiliation: Bio-X Technologies GmbH.
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grice
authors.affiliation: ZipLine Medical, Inc.
authors.forename: Ori
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Belson
authors.affiliation: ZipLine Medical, Inc.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Storne
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Microsurgery, The Buncke Clinic.
authors.forename: Bauback
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Safa
keywords: dehiscence; mechanical strain; scarring; shear; wound closure; wound mechanics