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The following table compares some of the most common absorbable sutures.

Such polymers are used to make thread for absorbable stitches, among other medical uses.

Hardware may even include absorbable pins that perform their function and are then broken down by the body over the course of months.

And starch which has been divided into fine particles is also more absorbable during digestion.

They suggest that different ligands could be used to cover a range of absorbable wavelengths.

This molecule was found to be absorbable by human O-type erythrocytes.

But other cuts are not so absorbable.

The chitosan salt may be placed on an absorbable backing.

The processes involved in making corn tortillas, can release the bound niacin into a more absorbable form.

Absorbable plates are now used instead.

Occasionally, absorbable sutures can cause inflammation and be rejected by the body rather than absorbed.

The first known absorbable sutures were made of the intestines of sheep.

They need to be absorbable," she says.

The layers of tissue in the knee are stitched together, usually with absorbable sutures.

It is often used in conjunction with the absorbable suture Monocryl.

Absorbable stents were actually the first form of stent that many researchers tried to develop.

Research has shown that the calcium might not be as absorbable by our bodies as in normal cow's milk.

The Taiwanese doctors suggest that future research should aim to develop a more potent and absorbable ointment.

It can be performed with absorbable sutures.

This serves to provide an easily absorbable form of nitrogen for many plants, which cannot fix nitrogen themselves.

High-fructose foods that also have a high glucose content are more absorbable and less likely to cause diarrhea.

Are there cases where absorbable sutures are used for external closures ?

"It's only a 3 percent cut of the overall budget, and it should be easily absorbable," he said of the $305 million target.

The wound is closed with a single absorbable suture or with adhesive strips.

"It's really quite absorbable," he said.