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Long-term comparison of Novafil and nylon in corneoscleral sections
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Australia.
Ophthalmic Surgery
|February 1, 1991
Abstract:
To compare the long-term degradation of Novafil (polybutester, American Cyanamid Company) and nylon suture material, we examined corneoscleral sections of nine rabbits 23 months after the placement of sutures. Only two nylon sutures remained, one in each wound of two rabbits; all the Novafil sutures were still present. However, examination of the Novafil sutures with scanning electron microscopy revealed signs of disintegration.