Knittable Stitch Meshes

Avoiding stitch abscesses in subcuticular skin closures: the L-stitch.

A potential problem with the standard method of skin closure in pediatric surgery is the development of a skin abscess. To avoid this problem, we introduce a new stitch--the L-stitch. The technique involves passing the suture subcuticularly at the end of the incision and redirecting the needle at a 90 degree angle from the previous suture, before bringing it out to the skin surface. This stitch...

Clipping the Alfieri Stitch.

A 75-year-old woman underwent a surgical correction of severe mitral regurgitation (MR). The valve morphology was characterized by chordae rupture (P2), prolapse (A2), and an unusual small anterior valve area with a restrictive posterior leaflet. The correction comprised chordae replacement P2/A2 without annuloplasty due to a tight annulus. Finally, an Alfieri stitch was performed. Four weeks l...

Novel surgical approach to subcutaneous closure: the subcutaneous inverted cross mattress stitch (SICM Stitch).

Placement of subcutaneous stitches minimizes the distance between wound edges, diminishes the tension on the wound when percutaneous or running subcutaneous stitches are placed; and, when placed properly, assists in wound edge eversion Yet certain factors, such as extreme defect width, convexity of skin surface, tissue inelasticity, and low coefficient of friction associated with certain suture...

Natural Fiber Welded Electrode Yarns for Knittable Textile Supercapacitors

K. Jost, M. Langenstein, Prof. Y. Gogotsi A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute and the Materials Science and Engineering Department Drexel University Philadelphia , PA , USA E-mail: [email protected] K. Jost, Prof. G. Dion Shima Seiki Haute Technology Laboratory at the ExCITe Center, and the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design Drexel University Philadelphia , PA , USA E-mail: ...

C-3PO Cross Stitch Chart