MCAO Sutures

HUAYON provides MCAO sutures for inducing ischemic stroke models in rats and mice. Our monofilaments have been well recognized and preferably selected by stroke investigators for inducing ischemic stroke models. Our clients are top-ranked universities, highly prestigious research institutes, and world-leading pharmaceutical companies from all over the world. Using HUAYON monofilaments for inducing MCAO models has been widely accepted as a necessary technical step and also a new standard for ensuring the highest quality of stroke modeling. MCAO sutures are available in nylon monofilament material range from 0.12 to 0.31mm; diameters of silicone-rubber coated part range from 0.20 mm to 0.44 mm; coating lengths are available from 1.5 mm to 10 mm. One distinct indicator was marked for each suture lets the beginners to judge the depth of penetration very easily. Using HUAYON monofilaments for inducing MCAO models has been reported to be able to drastically decrease the within-group variation of stroke models, reducing the standard deviation (SD) to 5% of the mean value for infarction volume. HUAYON also provides sorted MCAO sutures of different diameters and coating lengths for surgeons to find out their optimal MCAO sutures. 

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