Polytetrafluoroethylene Suture
Performance under Uniaxial Tension:
A Comparison of Two Stitch Techniques
Name: Osama Ahmed
Class: BE 210
This proposed experiment will determine the force-deformation plots from the output values of the Instron 4444. The slopes of the linear portions of each technique will be compared. As such, it is hypothesized that the RL technique will have a significantly higher slope (i.e. be able to withstand more force with less deformation) than the Pulley stitch and is therefore expected to be a stronger stitch.