Experimental investigation of tensile properties and fracture behavior of ophthalmic sutures under straight, knotted, and looped configurations: Vicryl, nylon, and polypropylene

• Rasmiranjan Dalai,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India

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• Vinay S,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India

  https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9790-3916

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• Sai N.S.H.C,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India

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• Vineet J,

  Roles Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India

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• Ramji M,

  Roles Formal analysis, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India

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• Sayan B ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: viswanath@mae.iith.ac.in (VC), sayanbasu@lvpei.org (SB)

  Affiliation Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India

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• Viswanath C

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: viswanath@mae.iith.ac.in (VC), sayanbasu@lvpei.org (SB)

  Affiliation Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9038-6274

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