Bioelectric surgical sutures: advancing wound healing through mechano-electrical stimulation
The development of electrically stimulating sutures (BioES-sutures) marks a significant innovation in surgical wound care. By leveraging mechano-electrical properties to accelerate tissue regeneration, these sutures present an advanced solution to some of the most common post-surgical complications, including delayed healing, infection, and scarring. This article explores the mechanism, advantages, clinical implications, and potential future applications of BioES-sutures, which have shown promising results in preclinical studies and are poised to enter clinical trials soon.
Authors
- Abhay Gaidhane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4814-2695)
- Muhammed Shabil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2491-2779)
- Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5875-8277)
- Rachana Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4771-4089)
- Ganesh Bushi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0397-7904)
- Anju Rani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8422-8197)
- R Roopashree
- Dibyankita Ghosh
- Sanjit Sah
- Amit Barwal
- Ambanna Yappalparvi
- Gajendra Sharma
- Rahul Thakur
- Praney Madan
- Ashok K. Balaraman
- Mandeep Kaur
- Pranchal Rajput
- Manish Srivastava
- Mahendra Pratap Singh
- Godfrey T. Banda
- Rukshar Syed
- Soumyajit Das
Institutions
- Chandigarh University (IN)
- Jain University (IN)
- Lovely Professional University (IN)
- Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (IN)
- International Management Institute (IN)
- Siksha O Anusandhan University (IN)
- NIMS University (IN)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
- University of Cyberjaya (MY)
- Uttaranchal University (IN)
- Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre (IN)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (IN)
- Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (IN)
- Vivekananda Global University (IN)
- Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (IN)
- Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital (IN)
- Dr D Y Patil Dental College & Hospital (IN)
- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (MW)
- Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (IN)
- Graphic Era University (IN)
- Chitkara University (IN)
- Saveetha University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery Open
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/io9.0000000000000242
- Primary Topic
- Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00