C. C. Chu, "Differential Scanning Calorimeter Study of the Crystallization Kinetics of Polyglycolic Acid Suture at High Undercooling," Polymer, 21: 1480-82 (1980).

C. C. Chu, "The Biodegradation of Polyglycolic Acid Suture.I. Effect of Buffer," J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 15: 19-27 (1981).

C. C. Chu, "In-Vitro Degradation of Polyglycolic Acid Sutures: Effect of pH," J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 15(6): 795-804 (1981).

C. C. Chu, "Mechanical Property of Suture Materials: An Important Characterization," Ann. Surg., 193(3):365-371 (1981). Also appeared in Current Surgery, 39: 218 (1982); Biomedical Applications of Polymers (Rubber and Plastics Research Assoc. of Great Britian), 12(5): 1-5, (1982).

C. C. Chu, "Hydrolytic Degradation of Polyglycolic Acid: Tensile Strength and Crystallinity Study," J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 26(5): 1727-34 (1981).

C. C. Chu, "A Comparison of the pH Effect on the Degradation of Two Synthetic Absorbable Sutures," Ann. Surg., 195(1): 55-59 (1982).

C. C. Chu and N. D. Campbell, "Scanning Electron Microscopic Study of the Hydrolytic Degradation of Polyglycolic Acid," J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 16(4): 417-30 (1982).

C. C. Chu, "The Effect of pH on the In Vitro Degradation of Poly(glycolide-lactide) Co-Polymer Absorbable Sutures," J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 16: 117-24 (1982).

C. C. Chu, "The Crystallization Phenomenon of Polyglycolic Acid Suture," In: Advances in Biomaterials, Vol. 3, Chapt. 112, p. 781-6, (Eds., Winter, G.D., Gibbons, D.F. & Plenk, H.) John Wiley & Sons, UK, (1982).

C. C. Chu, "The Stress-Relaxation of Synthetic Suture Materials. I.," In: Advances in Biomaterials, Vol. 3, Chapt. 93, p. 655-60, (Eds. Winter, G.D., Gibbons, D.F. & Plenk, H.), John Wiley & Sons, UK, (1982).

C. C. Chu and G. Moncrief, "An Evaluation of the Stability of Synthetic Suture Materials In Various pH Conditions," Ann. Surg., 198(8): 223 (1983).

C. C. Chu, "Survey of Clinically Important Wound Closure Biomaterials," In: Biocompatible Polymers, Metals, and Composites, Michael Szycher, Ed., Sponsored by Society for Plastic Engineers, Technomic, Westport, CT, (1983), (Invited by Editors).

C. C. Chu and David F. Williams, "The Effects of Gamma-Irradiation On the Enzymatic Degradation of Polyglycolic Acid Sutures," J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 17(6): 1029 (1983).

C. C. Chu, "A Review of the Role of the Physiological Environment in the Degradation of Synthetic Polymers used in Medicine," Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Society of the Republic of China, 40(1): 9-22 (1984) (Invited by Editor).

C. C. Chu and David F. Williams, "The Effects of Physical Configuration and Chemical Structure of Suture Materials on Bacterial Adhesion - A Possible Link to Wound Infection," Amer. J. Surg., 147(2): 197 (1984).

David F. Williams, C. C. Chu, and J. Dwyer "The Effects of Enzymes and Gamma Irradiation on the Tensile Strength and Morphology of Poly(p-dioxanone) fibers," J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 29: 1865-1877 (1984).

C. C. Chu, "Degradation Phenomena of Two Linear Aliphatic Polyester Fibers Used in Medicine and Surgery," Polymer, 26: 591-594 (1985).

C. C. Chu, "Strain-Accelerated Hydrolytic Degradation of Synthetic Absorbable Sutures," In: Surgical Research - Recent Developments, C. William Hall (Editor), Pergamon Press, New York (1985) pp. 111-115.

C. C. Chu, and May Louie, "A Chemical Means to Examine the Degradation Phenomena of Polyglycolic Acid Fibers," J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 30: 3133-3141 (1985).

C. C. Chu, "The Degradation and Biocompatbility of Suture Materials," In: CRC Critical Reviews in Biocompatibility," Vol. 1, Issue 3, pp. 261-322 (1985), Editor-in-Chief, David F. Williams, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, (Invited by Editor).

A. Browning and C. C. Chu, "The Effect of Annealing Treatments on the Tensile Properties and Hydrolytic Degradative Properties of Polyglycolic Acid Sutures," J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 20: 613-632 (1986). Also In: Proceedings of the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, Vol. 53, pp. 510-514 (1985).

W.C. Tsai, C.C. Chu, Sindy B.L. Sheen and J.Y. Yao, "Newly-Made Antibacterial Braided Nylon Sutures. II. In Vitro Quantitative Study," Surg. Gynecol. and Obstet., 165: 207-211 (1987). Also In: Surgical Research - Recent Developments, C. William Hall (Editor), Pergamon Press, New York, pp. 80 (1985).

C. C. Chu, "Suture Materials" In: Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Engineering, Michael B. Beaver, (Editor-in-Chief). Vol. 6, pp. 4826-4832, Pergamon Press, New York, (1986), (Invited by Editors).

C. C. Chu, W.C. Tsai, J.Y. Yao and Sindy B.L. Sheen, "Newly-Made Antibacterial Braided Nylon Sutures I. In-Vitro Qualitative and In Vivo Preliminary Biocompatibility Study," J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 21(11): 1281-1300 (1987).

C. C. Chu and A. Browning, "The Study of Thermal and Gross Morphologic Properties of Polyglycolic Acid Upon Annealing and Degradation Treatments," J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 22(8): 699-712, (1988).

C. C. Chu and Z. Kizil, "Quantitative Evaluation of Stiffness of Commercial Suture Materials," Surg. Gynecol. and Obstet., 168:233-238, (1989).

C. C. Chu, "Suture Materials", IN: Concise Encyclopedia of Medical & Dental Materials, D. F. Williams (Editor), Pergamon Press, New York, pp.346-353, (1990).

C. C. Chu, "Recent Advancements in Suture Fibers for Wound Closure," IN: Hi-Tech Fibrous Materials", T. R. Vigo & A. F. Turbak (Ed), American Chemical Society Symposium Ser. #457,,American Chemical Book, Washington, D. C., Chapter 12, pp.167-213, (1991).

I.H. Loh, H. L. Lin and C. C. Chu, "Plasma Surface Modification of Synthetic Absorbable Sutures," J. Appl. Biomaterials, 3(2):131-146,(1992).

H.L. Lin, C. C. Chu, and D. Grubb, "Hydrolytic degradation and morphologic study of Poly-p-dioxanone," J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 27(2):153, (1993).

L. Zhang, I. H. Loh, and C. C. Chu, "A Combined Irradiation and Plasma Deposition Treatment to Achieve the Ideal Degradation Properties of Synthetic Absorbable Polymers." J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 27:1425-1441, (1993).

C. C. Chu, L. Pratt, L. Zhang, A. Hsu, and A. Chu, "A Comparison of A New Polypropylene Suture with Prolene," J. Appl. Biomaterials, 4:169-181, (1993).

L. Pratt, C. Chu, J. Auer, A. Chu, J. Kim, J.A. Zollweg, & C. C. Chu, "The effect of ionic electrolytes on hydrolytic degradation of biodegradable polymers: Mechanical properties, thermodynamics and molecular modeling," J. Polymer Science - Polymer Chemistry ed., 31:1759-1769, (1993).

C. C. Chu, L. Zhang, and L. Coyne, "The effect of Irradiation Temperature and Dosage on the Hydrolytic Degradation of Synthetic Biodegradable Suture Fibers," J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 56:1275, (1995).

C. C. Chu, "Degradation and Biocompatibility of Synthetic Wound Closure Polymeric Materials," IN: Biomedical Applications of Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers, J. Hollinger (Ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla., 1995, Chapter 5, pp.103-128.

C. C. Chu, "Biodegradable Suture Materials: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Affecting Biodegradation," IN: Encyclopedic Handbook of Biomaterials and Applications, Part A: Materials, Volume 1, D. L. Wise (Editor-in-Chief), Marcel Dekker, (1995) Chapter 17, pp.543-688.

C. C. Chu, "Suture Materials: Current Status of Advancement", IN: The Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia, Salamone, J. C. (Ed-in-Chief), Vol.10, July 1996, CRC Press, Fla., pp. 8220-8230.

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