Polydioxanone implants: A systematic review on safety and performance in patients.

Background: Medical devices made of polydioxanone (a synthetic biodegradable polymer) have been available since the early 1980s. However, no review regarding their performance and safety has been published.

Objective: This systematic review intends to review and assess commercially available polydioxanone implants and their safety and performance in patients.

Pyridine as an additive to improve the deposition of continuous electrospun filaments.

Electrospun filaments are leading to a new generation of medical yarns that have the ability to enhance tissue healing through their biophysical cues. We have recently developed a technology to fabricate continuous electrospun filaments by depositing the submicron fibres onto a thin wire. Here we investigate the influence of pyridine on the fibre deposition.