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From: The use of microfluidic spinning fiber as an ophthalmology suture showing the good anastomotic strength control

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Overview of the experimental process. (a) Collection of a single PLCL microfiber spun using a microfluidic chip to make (b) overlapped PLCL rings. (c) The overlapped PLCL rings were then hung on a fixed hook and customized twisting machine (CTM) hook and stretched to be flattened. (d) Operation of the CTM caused the production of a bundle PLCL fiber. (e) We used the bundle PLCL fiber as an ophthalmology suture to stitch up an incision on a porcine eye.

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