Abstract
The choice of a suture is totally dependent on the type of wound and or surgeons' preference. A typical suture must be conformable, elastic, biocompatible, and shouldn't lead to any microbial infections. The mechanical aspects of suture are fundamental to proper functioning by securing a safe knot, maintaining optimum tensile strength, failure load, good pliability, and abrasion resistance. A large variety of sutures with varying mechanical, physical, and chemical properties are available in the market. This chapter discusses the various mechanical properties that are important to be considered for the selection of suture materials, characterization techniques and the effect of antibacterial coating on mechanical properties. There is a scope for a lot of research in optimizing suture materials accordingly for various types of wounds.
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