ON INVESTIGATION OF TENSILE STRENGTH OF COMMERCIAL SYNTHETIC NON-ABSORBABLE SUTURE MADE FROM OF BLUE POLYPROPYLENE MONOFILAMENT

Authors

  • TJOKORDA GDE TIRTA NINDHIA Program Study of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Udayana University, Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia
  • I PUTU ASTAWA Program Studies of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Medical Faculty of Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali Indonesia
  • TJOKORDA SARI NINDHIA Deparment of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
  • I WAYAN SURATA Program Study of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Udayana University, Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijap.2021.v13s1.Y1025

Keywords:

Tensile strength, Synthetic, Non-absorbable, Sutures, Blue, Polypropylene, Monofilament

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this research is to investigate the tensile strength of commercial synthetic non-absorbable suture made from blue polypropylene monofilament that commonly used in surgery.
Methods: The commercial synthetic non-absorbable made from blue polypropylene monofilament was prepared for this purpose. The ASTM C1557-03 was used as a standard the method for analysis. For accuracy of the measurement, the diameter of the sutures was measured using optical microscope. The tensile strength, strain at failure, and modulus elasticity of the sutures were measured following instruction from the standard test method. The graph strain versus stress was provided.
Results: Results show that that the average tensile strength of five valid tested samples is about 875.812 MPa. The average strain is found about 0.282. The average of modulus of elasticity is 4026.069 MPa.
Conclusion: It is concluded that the sutures of commercial synthetic non-absorbable suture made from blue polypropylene monofilament having linier elastic as well as plastic properties. The average tensile strength of five valid tested samples is about 875.812 MPa. The average strain at failure is found about 0.282. The average of modulus of elasticity is 4026.069 MPa.

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Published

31-01-2021

How to Cite

NINDHIA, T. G. T., ASTAWA, I. P., NINDHIA, T. S., & SURATA, I. W. (2021). ON INVESTIGATION OF TENSILE STRENGTH OF COMMERCIAL SYNTHETIC NON-ABSORBABLE SUTURE MADE FROM OF BLUE POLYPROPYLENE MONOFILAMENT. International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics, 13(1), 75–78. https://doi.org/10.22159/ijap.2021.v13s1.Y1025

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