Absorbable Sutures
SilverGlide has a range of absorbable sutures to meet your needs, short, mid and long term absorption profiles.
Absorbable Material Absorption Profile
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GLYCOLIDE & ECAP
Monofilament purple
BSR Profile
In vivo strength retention
60% at 7 days
25% at 14 days
Mass Absorption
Essentially complete between 2-4 months
Similar to
Monocryl™
Caprosyn™
Biosyn™
Monosyn™
POLYGLYCOLIC ACID
Braided violet
BSR Profile
In vivo strength retention
65% at 14 days
20% at 21 days
Mass Absorption
Essentially complete between 3-6 months
Similar to
Vicryl™
Safil™
Polsorb
POLYGLYCOLIC ACID
Braided undyed
BSR Profile
In vivo strength retention
48% at 7 days
0% at 14 days
Mass Absorption
Essentially complete
at 6 weeks
Similar to
Vicryl Rapide
Safil Quick
POLYGLACTIN
Braided violet
BSR Profile
In vivo strength retention
74% at 14 days
49% at 21 days
24% at 28 days
Mass Absorption
Essentially complete
at 9 weeks
Similar to
Vicryl™
POLYDIOXANONE
Monofilament purple
BSR Profile
In vivo strength retention
80-90% at 14 days
60-80% at 28 days
50-80% at 42 days
Mass Absorption
Essentially complete between 6-9 months
Similar to
PDS11™
MonoPlus™
Maxon
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