Cellulose-based bioabsorbable and antibiotic coated surgical staple with bioinspired design for efficient wound closure.

The quest to design a flawless wound closure system began long ago and is still underway. Introducing surgical staples is one of the most significant breakthroughs in this effort. In this work, we developed a biodegradable surgical staple to meet the optimal wound closure system criteria and other clinical requirements, such as radiography compatibility and secondary infection prevention.

Application of pattern analysis in fine needle aspiration of solitary nodule of thyroid.

Background: Various methods are used to arrive at a conclusive diagnosis of thyroid lesions on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Systemic pattern analysis is one such that can be used to analyze the lesions and divide them into individual categories.

Aims: To study the application of pattern analysis in the interpretation of solitary thyroid nodule (STN).