SUTURES

Dr Vishwabharathi T
Suture is supplied with packing fluid
o 90% Isopropyl Alcohol,
o 0.5% Sodium Benzoate,
o 0.5% Diethylethanolamine and
o water q.s. ad 100%.
Collagen suture
Coated VICRYL Suture is a synthetic
absorbable sterile surgical suture
composed of a copolymer made from 90%
glycolide and 10% L-lactide
Linen
ETHILON Suture is a nonabsorbable, sterile surgical
monofilament suture composed of the long-chain aliphatic
polymers Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6. ETHILON Suture is dyed
black or green to enhance visibility in tissue
 Nylon

Ethilon
 Poly ester braided
Mersilene