Vicryl monofilament

Poly(glycolide/L-lactide) copolymer at 90% glycolide and 10% L-lactide Polyglactin 910 Coated vicryl Braided or monofilament... 

Multifilament sutures are more commonly coated than monofilament sutures. For example, multifilament Vicryl and Dexon Plus or Dexon II have coating materials applied, while monofilament PDS and Maxon sutures have no coatings. Traditional coating materials are nonabsorbable bee wax, paraffin wax, silicone and polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon). New coating materials have been developed, particularly those that are absorbable. This is because the coating materials used for absorbable sutures must also be absorbable (Conn and Beal, 1980 Mattei, 1980 Casey and Lewis, 1986). Absorbable coating materials should also have adequate tissue biocompatibility. 

As DEXON and VICRYL sutures are generally based on braided constructions, PDS suture was the first absorbable monofilament. PDS homopolymer has a glass transition of about -15° and melting point of about 115°. Most recendy, PDS II suture was introduced with improved handling properties. 

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