... inert, that is not chemically-reacting with the environment, biocom-patible, that is lacking pyrogenic and antigenic prop-erties, and possibly capable of counteracting bacterial colonization ... commonly-used suture threads, namely polyurethane, polypropylene, and polyamide. Materials and methods: The mechanical properties of same-size suture threads made from polyurethane, poly-propylene, ... 5(6):354-360 © Ivyspring International Publisher. All rights reserved Research Paper An innovative method to evaluate the suture compliance in sealing the surgical wound lips Farid Saleh 1 ,...