Photo by Benis Arapovic via Vecteezy Researchers in Arkansas are developing experimental surgical sutures that slowly release anti-inflammatory drugs at the wound site, aiming to curb local inflammation, reduce scarring, and potentially improve outcomes of delicate procedures. Working in the laboratory of chemist Sharon K. Hamilton, PhD, at Ouachita Baptist University, undergraduate researcher Mieya Kirby has focused on electrospun polymers, which can be drawn under high volt

Closer 1 cm suture spacing when closing wounds does not result in better cosmetic outcomes than 2 cm spacing, new findings show....