References
- Avoine, X., Lussier, B., Brailovski, V., Inaekyan, K., & Beauchamp, G. (2016). Evaluation of the effect of 4 types of knots on the mechanical properties of 4 types of suture material used in small animal practice. The Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 80, 162–170.
- Bandyopadhyay, S., Ghosh, A., & Yusuf, A. S. (2011). Tensile, fatigue, stress relaxation and creep behaviors of worsted core spun yarns. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 121(4), 2123–2126. doi:10.1002/app.33513
- Chu, C. C. (1981). Mechanical properties of suture materials. An important characterization. Annals of Surgery, 193, 365–371. doi:10.1097/00000658-198103000-00021
- Deng, M., & Zhou, J. (2003). Effects of temperature and stress level on creep and tensile property of polypropylene sutures. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 90(14), 3882–3888. doi:10.1002/app.13126
- Gao, X., Sun, Y., Meng, Z., & Sun, Z. (2011). Analytical approach of mechanical behavior of carpet yarn by mechanical models. Materials Letters, 65(14), 2228–2230. doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2011.04.087
- Hashemi, N., Jeddi, A. A. A., Asayesh, A., & Ardakani, T. (2016). The influence of two bar warp-knitted structure on the fabric tensile stress relaxation Part I: (Reverse locknit, sharkskin, queens’ cord). The Journal of the Textile Institute, 107(4), 512–524. doi:10.1080/00405000.2015.1046288
- Hicks, C. R. (1977). Fundamental concepts in the design of experiments. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
- Liber-Knec, A., & Lagan, S. (2016). The stress relaxation process in sutures tied with a surgeon’s knot in a simulated biological environment. Polymers in Medicine, 46, 111–116.
- Metz, S. A., von Fraunhofer, J. A., & Masterson, B. J. (1990). Stress relaxation of organic suture materials. Biomaterials, 11(3), 197–199. doi:10.1016/0142-9612(90)90155-J
- Meyers, M. A., & Chawla, K. K. (1999). Mechanical behavior of materials. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Naleway, S. E., Lear, W., Kruzic, J. J., & Maughan, C. B. (2015). Mechanical properties of suture materials in general and cutaneous surgery. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 103(4), 735–742. doi:10.1002/jbm.b.33171
- Sardenberg, T., Muller, S. S., Silvares, P. R., Mendonca, A. B., & Lima Moraes, R. R. (2003). Assessment of mechanical properties and dimensions of suture threads utilized in orthopedic surgeries. Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 11(2), 88–94. doi:10.1590/S1413-78522003000200004
- Subrata, D., & Anindya, G. (2006). Study of creep, stress relaxation, and inverse relaxation in mulberry (Bombyx mori) and Tasar (Antheraea mylitta) silk. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 99, 3077–3084.
- Xiaoping, G., Yize, S., Zhuo, M., & Zhijun, S. (2011). Viscoelastic modeling of yarn for tufting carpet. Procedia Engineering, 10, 2886–2891.
- Zou, Z. Y. (2012). Study of the stress relaxation property of vortex spun yarn in comparison with air–jet spun yarn and ring spun yarn. Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe, 20, 28–32.