Copper nanoparticle-coated suture: A novel antimicrobial agent

• Main Authors: Shraddha Rajendra Shimpi (Author), Swapna Arunkumar Mahale (Author), Dipali Dhanraj Chaudhari (Author), Ankita A Katkurwar (Author), Jui Vilas Bhandare (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: As a new emerging nanotechnology approach, copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) coated on traditional silk suture were used. Its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, led to its increasing medical applications. Commercially available as wound dressings, surgical instruments and bone...