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Hydrogen Peroxide and Stitches Dissolution
On the dissolution of hydrogen peroxide and sutures
There are doubts today. Can hydrogen peroxide dissolve sutures? This matter is related to medical science and cannot be ignored.
Hydrogen peroxide has strong oxidizing properties and is commonly used in debridement and disinfection. It acts on the wound surface and can produce new oxygen to sterilize and decontaminate. However, the quality of sutures is mostly silk thread, gut thread or synthetic materials.
Silk thread is mostly made of natural fibers and has relatively stable properties. Although hydrogen peroxide is oxidizing, the structure of the silk thread is tight. Generally, the concentration of hydrogen peroxide is difficult to significantly damage its molecular structure in ordinary time, so it is difficult to dissolve it.
The gut line is derived from animal tissue. Although it is absorbable, its absorption mechanism is mainly due to enzymatic hydrolysis in vivo. The oxidation of hydrogen peroxide is not the main reason for its dissolution, and in vitro, the dissolution effect of hydrogen peroxide on the gut line is not obvious.
As for synthetic material sutures, such as polyesters, the molecular structure is stable and the resistance to oxidation is strong. It is difficult for hydrogen peroxide to dissolve it.
To sum up, under normal circumstances, hydrogen peroxide is difficult to dissolve sutures. When treating wounds and sutures, doctors should follow scientific reasons and do not mistakenly use hydrogen peroxide to dissolve sutures easily.
There are doubts today. Can hydrogen peroxide dissolve sutures? This matter is related to medical science and cannot be ignored.
Hydrogen peroxide has strong oxidizing properties and is commonly used in debridement and disinfection. It acts on the wound surface and can produce new oxygen to sterilize and decontaminate. However, the quality of sutures is mostly silk thread, gut thread or synthetic materials.
Silk thread is mostly made of natural fibers and has relatively stable properties. Although hydrogen peroxide is oxidizing, the structure of the silk thread is tight. Generally, the concentration of hydrogen peroxide is difficult to significantly damage its molecular structure in ordinary time, so it is difficult to dissolve it.
The gut line is derived from animal tissue. Although it is absorbable, its absorption mechanism is mainly due to enzymatic hydrolysis in vivo. The oxidation of hydrogen peroxide is not the main reason for its dissolution, and in vitro, the dissolution effect of hydrogen peroxide on the gut line is not obvious.
As for synthetic material sutures, such as polyesters, the molecular structure is stable and the resistance to oxidation is strong. It is difficult for hydrogen peroxide to dissolve it.
To sum up, under normal circumstances, hydrogen peroxide is difficult to dissolve sutures. When treating wounds and sutures, doctors should follow scientific reasons and do not mistakenly use hydrogen peroxide to dissolve sutures easily.
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