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.
A cutting needle is used primarily for suturing the. skin. It has a very sharp tip with sharp edges, which are needed to pass. through the skin. Since you will place primarily skin sutures, you gen-. erally will use a cutting needle. Tapered Needle. Tapered needles, or âround-bodiedâ needles, have. a sharp tip with smooth edges and are less traumatic to the surround-. ing tissues.