Material:
Polyglactin 910
Copolymer of: glycolide (glycolic acid) and L lactide (lactic acid)
Synthetic Multifilament (braid)
Features:
- Rapid absorption rate
- Predictable absorption
- Superficial closure of skin and mucosa
- Minimal tissue reactions - Good handling & knotting
- Easy knot adjustment
- As strong as silk initially
- Superior patient comfort
- Smooth passage through tissue
- No foreign body after 6 weeks
- Provides effective short-term wound support
- Fastest absorbing synthetic absorbable suture available
- Soft, comfortable suture in sensitive tissues
Wound support time:
7 - 10 days
Tensile Strength:
50% - 5 days
0% - 10 days
Absorption:
Absorbed by 42 days
Absorbed by hydrolysis
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