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Suture materials are well known over many centuries. From the ancient egyptians it is known, that they used ants for skin-closure. After the bite of the ants, the head was broken up and this is the first example of a skin-closure with clips, which is nowadays very common in use.
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Kniepkamp, H. (1990). The Historical Development of Sutures Comparing the Manufacturing Process, Handling Characteristics and Biocompatibility. In: Planck, H., Dauner, M., Renardy, M. (eds) Medical Textiles for Implantation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75802-7_16
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