A bioabsorbable body-coupling-electrotherapy suture
Zhouquan Sun, Yuefan Jin, Hui Su, Yaogang Li, Qinghong Zhang, Kerui Li, Hongzhi Wang, Linpeng Li, Shan-kai Yin, Chengyi Hou, Hui Wang · 2025
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Description
Zhouquan Sun and co-authors unveil a surgical suture that treats wounds with electricity in a 2025 paper. Stitches normally just hold a wound closed while the body heals itself. Their thread goes further: it is bioabsorbable, so it dissolves when its job is done, and it draws on electromagnetic energy coupled through the body.
That harvested energy drives two healing aids at once. Polarization inside the thread speeds germ killing and calms inflammation, while a voltage gap across it boosts signals that guide repair. The fully physical approach cuts reliance on silver nanoparticles used in other smart sutures. Lab and animal tests showed steady performance, faster healing than single-function threads, and fewer infections after surgery. The authors pitch the thread as a low-energy, stage-wide aid to recovery.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zhouquan Sun, Yuefan Jin, Hui Su, Yaogang Li, Qinghong Zhang, Kerui Li, Hongzhi Wang, Linpeng Li, Shan-kai Yin, Chengyi Hou, Hui Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 64 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |