“…Among those of a synthetic origin, are glycolic polyacid (Dexon), nylon (Ethilon™), polydioxanone (PDS II™), polyglactin 910 (Vicryl™), polypropylene (Prolene™) [10], and those from a natural origin are of catgut (collagen derived from intestinal submucosa from sheep), silk (from the silkworm Bombyx mori L.), cotton, and flax. In this sense, studies aiming to develop suture materials from natural biopolymers, such as collagen [11], chitin [12], and chitosan [13], have been conducted. Chitosan is a polymer derived from chitin, which has been found in a wide range of natural sources (the exoskeletons of the crustaceans, crabs, and shrimps, and the cell walls of fungi [14]) that exhibit biodegradability, biocompatibility, and hemostatic capacity, as well as the ability to inhibit the growth of microorganisms and accelerate the capacity of wound healing [15,16,17,18,19,20,21].…”