IDEAL CATGUT STERILIZATION.

Silk, Catgut, and Wound Infections *

Whether absorbable or non-absorbable suture material should be used in the repair of wounds has long been a highly controversial subject. Popular favor has swung from one extreme to the other repeatedly in the last century. Lord Lister was responsible for the initial popularity of catgut, just as Kocher was one of the first to abandon its use in favor of a non-absorbable material, i.e., silk. H...

Buried Silk, Catgut and Strabismus Sutures.

Sterilization.

Laparoscopic sterilization.

Laparoscopic tubal ligation is an effective means of permanent sterilization. The recently released CREST study underscores the need for proper patient selection and counseling.

Sterilization Methods and the Comparison of E-Beam Sterilization with Gamma Radiation Sterilization

Sterilization is used in a varity of industry field and a strictly required process for some products used in sterile regions of the body like some medical devices and parenteral drugs. Although there are many kinds of sterilization methods according to physicochemical properties of the substances, the use of radiation in sterilization has many advantages depending on its substantially less tox...