Types of Sutures | 合法醫療器材資訊網

TypesofSutures|SutureMaterials·Coatedsuturesinclude:PGAsutures,CatgutChromic,Polyglactin910,silkandpolyestersutures,braidedortwistednylon, ...

Some types of sutures are available with specialized coatings on the surface to enhance properties like knotting, easy passage through tissue and reduce tissue reaction. Normally, coating is applied to braided rather than monofilament sutures. It is easier to coat braided sutures compared to monofilaments. There are various coating technologies which embed a thin layer of substance on the surface of the suture material to change the material properties. Coating may be achieved by dip method, brushing, roll coating, spraying, spin coating, flow coating, etc.

Coating materials like chromium salt, silicon, wax, PTFE, polycaprolactone, calcium stearate. Polymeric coating materials are known to be more bio-compatible than conventional coating materials like chromium salts, beeswax, paraffin, gelatin etc. There are new functional coatings like antibacterial or antimicrobial coating given to both monofilament and multifilame...