Resistance of aluminum foil to chemical attacks depends upon the specific compound or agent, but it has excellent and good compatibility with most products. Even some of the compounds classified as only fair in this respect are frequently packaged in coated or film-laminated foils.
Straight-bladed Mayo scissors are designed for cutting body tissues near the surface of a wound. As straight-bladed Mayo scissors are also used for cutting sutures, they are also referred to as suture scissors. Curved-bladed Mayo scissors allow deeper penetration into the wound than the type with straight blades. The curved style of Mayo scissor is used to cut thick tissues such as those found in the uterus, muscles, breast, and foot. Mayo scissors used for dissection are placed in tissue with the tips closed.
The term stitches refers to the surgical procedure or process of closing a wound with sutures. Staples are another material that doctors sometimes use to make sutures or stitches.on-absorbable sutures: 1  Prolene sutures: Used in tissue of fascia, muscle or blood vessels. 2  Nylon sutures: Used for closure of skin, surgical incisions or drainage tubes. 3  Silk sutures: Typically used to tie off blood vessels or bowel segments.