Surgical Sutures

Absorbable natural sutures
Collagen
Plain surgical gut
Fast-absorbing surgical gut
Chromic surgical gut

Absorbable synthetic sutures
Polyglactin 910 (Vicryl)
Polycaprolate (Dexon II)
Poliglecaprone 25 (Monocryl)
Polysorb
Polydioxanone (PDS II)
Maxon
V-Loc

Absorbable monofilament sutures
Caprosyn

Absorbable multifilament sutures

Nonabsorbable natural sutures
Surgical silk
Surgical cotton
Surgical steel

Nonabsorbable synthetic sutures
Nylon
Polyester fiber (Mersilene/Surgidac [uncoated] and
Ethibond/Ti-cron [coated])
Polybutester Suture (Novafil)
Coated Polybutester Suture (Vascufil)
Polypropylene (Prolene)
Surgipro II