Terylene is a non-absorbable, braided polyester suture with a silicone coating, making it a versatile and universal suture material.

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Material & structure

Polyester, braided and coated multifilament. Green USP 6/0–5 (EP 0.7–7), undyed USP 5/0–8 (EP 1–10).

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Properties

Excellent glide, very high linear and knot tensile strength, and very pleasant handling.

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Use

Non-resorbable. Used for ligatures, retention sutures, marking and universal applications.

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Vendor:Serag-Wiessner

Terylene 4/0 GR-20 50 cm

€46,32 EURExcl. VAT

OO151729

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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.

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