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Geometrically controlled tensile response of braided sutures

Amit Rawal1, Apurv Sibal1, Harshvardhan Saraswat1

  • 1Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India.

Materials Science & Engineering. C, Materials for Biological Applications
|January 13, 2015
PubMed

Keywords:
Braided sutureModelMonofilamentStress–strainTensile

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