Rethinam, SenthilNallathambi, GobiVijayan, SumathiBasaran, BahriMert, AliBayraktar, OguzAruni, A. Wilson2020-12-012020-12-0120200091-40371563-535X0091-40371563-535Xhttps://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2020.1798432https://hdl.handle.net/11454/62131We investigated, unique multifilament suture (UMS) was prepared from animal skin fiber (ASF) and cotton fiber (CF), which can be used for external surgeries and wound-healing applications. the distinctive properties of the UMS is that it shows tensile strength of 85.25 +/- 0.09 (Mpa), 81.9 +/- 0.46 (%) as elongation at break, 7.59 +/- 0.26 (kgf) knot strength, 58.95 +/- 0.55 (%) of flexibility and water absorption of about 51.03 +/- 0.63 (%).In vitrostudy, performed its biocompatible in nature andin vivoexperiments exhibited accelerated suturing and wound-healing properties.en10.1080/00914037.2020.1798432info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAbsorbableanimal skinbiowastecollagen fiberMultifilament sutureArticleWOS:0005551421000012-s2.0-85088928984Q2Q2