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Material & structure
Polyglycolic acid-caprolactone (PGCL), monofilament. Violet USP 5/0–2/0 (EP 1–3), undyed USP 6/0–2/0 (EP 0.7–3).
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Properties
Outstanding handling, excellent tissue glide and an optimal resorption profile.
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Use & resorption
50% of tensile strength remaining after 8–13 days, full resorption after 90–120 days. Used for ligatures, dermatology, plastic surgery, urology, gynecology and skin closure.
Resorbable sutures?
A suture's degradation rate is measured as strength versus half-life, so a figure of 5 days means at least 50% of the tensile strength remains after 5 days. The time until the suture has fully dissolved is usually much longer.
The times below are therefore half-lives.
