FOR RELEASE: March 17, 1997
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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Every wound requires biomaterials to close it. A new book
provides comprehensive information on state-of-the-art, innovative
biomaterials, devices and techniques used in wound closure.
Wound Closure Biomaterials and Devices (CRC Press, 1997; $110) is the first
and only complete resource on the complex and rapidly changing field of
wound closure materials. Intended for surgeons, dentists and
veterinarians, as well as chemists, material scientists and engineers, the
400-page text is edited by C.C. Chu, Ph.D., a fiber and biomaterials
scientist and Cornell University professor of textiles and apparel; J.
Anthony von Fraunhofer, Ph.D., F.A.S.M., F.R.S.C., and professor in the
department of restorative dentistry at the University of Maryland at
Baltimore; and Howard P. Greisler, M.D., professor in the department of
surgery at Loyola University.
"The proper closing of wounds can influence the success of surgery and the
healing process," said Chu, the author of the preface, introduction and
author or co-author of seven of the 12 chapters. "In view of recent
advances in materials science and engineering, surgeons now have a wide
range of choices of wound closure biomaterials which have vast differences
in chemical, mechanical, biological and often biodegradable properties and
clinical performance.
"The art of wound closure has become far more complex and demanding, and to
date, there has been no single English-language volume to systematically
and comprehensively describe all required properties of available wound
closure biomaterials and devices," he said.
Wound Closure Biomaterials and Devices focuses on wound healing and the
inflammatory response to biomaterials; surgical needs; classification and
general characteristics of suture materials; clinical structure and
manufacturing processes; mechanical properties; biodegradation properties;
biological properties of suture materials; suture techniques and selection;
ligating clips and staples; tissue adhesives; and emerging materials for
wound closure.
With 135 graphs, 178 illustrations, 123 tables, 1,100 citations and a
detailed index, the book will help professionals in clinical practice,
research and development, medical school training and medical supply
purchasing.
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