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Material & structure
Polyamide. Black/undyed, twisted and coated multifilament from USP 4/0 and upwards – but from USP 5/0 and finer the thread is monofilament. Black USP 6/0–3+4 (EP 0.7–6), undyed USP 5/0–6 (EP 1–8).
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Properties
Excellent knot security, good glide and high linear and knot tensile strength.
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Use
Non-resorbable. Used for ligatures, general surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery as well as skin closure.
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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.
