@ARTICLE{Milenin_A._Comparison_2019, author={Milenin, A. and Kustra, P. and Wróbel, M. and Paćko, M. and Byrska-Wójcik, D.}, volume={vol. 64}, number={No 3}, journal={Archives of Metallurgy and Materials}, pages={1139-1143}, howpublished={online}, year={2019}, publisher={Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences}, abstract={The mechanical properties of the commercial synthetic surgical threads (i.e., monofilament MonosynR and polyfilament PolysorbTM) and threads made of pure zinc and selected magnesium alloys were compared. Tensile and relaxation tests of fine fibers/wires without and with a surgical knot were performed on a Zwick 250 tensile machine and on the specially constructed tensile machine dedicated for ultra-thin samples. An about 50% decrease in the maximum tensile load was registered for both synthetic and Mg-based threads due to the presence of a surgical knot while only an about 10% decrease was documented for the zinc threads.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Comparison of the Stress Relaxation of Biodegradable Surgical Threads Made of Mg and Zn Alloys and Some Commercial Synthetic Materials}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/113034/PDF/AMM-2019-3-53-Kustra.pdf}, doi={10.24425/amm.2019.129506}, keywords={Ax30, Zn, surgical threads, relaxation, mechanical properties}, }