Composite coils : compliant in-vivo tissue fixation device

• Main Author: Shah, Ankur Harish
• Other Authors: Terry W. J. Steele
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104810; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48084
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Surgical adhesives are an attractive alternative to traditional mechanical tissue fixation methods of sutures and staples. Ease of application, biocompatibility, enhanced functionality (drug delivery) are known advantages, but weak adhesion strength in the wet environment and lack of tissue complian...