Comparison chart

Vitrex Surgical Suture - Comparison of product names
VITREX
CHIRLAC RAPID
MONOLAC
CHIRASORB
CHIRLAC
POLYDOX
Material
description
Polyglycolic acid
(PGA), braided,
coated
Glycolide +
ε-Caprolactone
Polyglactin 910,
braided, coated
Polyglycolic acid
(PGA), braided,
coated
Poly-p-dioxanone
Poly
(4-hidroxibutirate)
Tensile strength /
Absorption rate
Short-term
Medium-term
Medium-term
ETHICON
VICRYL RAPIDE
MONOCRYL
VICRYL
PDS
Extra long-term
Polypropylene
PROLENE
CHIRAFLON
Polyvinylidene
Fluoride (PVDF)
PRONOVA
TERVALON
Polyester,
braided, coated
Polyamide 6
& Nylon 6/6
SILON braided
ORSILON braided
Polyamide 6
& Nylon, braided
Natural silk,
braided, coated
SILK
PETERS
SMI
VELOSORB
SERAPID
PGA RESOQUICK
OPTIMER
SURGICRYL
RAPID
MONOSYN
CAPROSYN
BIOSYN
SERAFAST
GLYCOLON
ADVANTIME
SURGICRYL
MONOFAST
NOVOSYN
POLYSORB
SAFIL
DEXON II &
DEXON S
SERAFIT
MONOPLUS
MAXON &
MAXON CV
SERASYNTH
NON-ABSORBABLE
PREMILENE &
SURGIPRO
OPTILENE
PREMICRON
MERSILENE
SYNTHOFIL &
DAGROFIL
SURGICRYL 910
PGA
RESORBA
OPTIME
SURGICRYL
PGA
MONOTIME
SURGICRYL
MONOFILAMENT
POLYPROPYLENE
TI-CRON &
SURGIDAC
SERAPREN
MOPYLEN
COROLENE
SERALENE
RESOPREN
PREMIO
TERYLENE
SUPOLENE
SULENE
CARDIOXYL &
CARDIOFLON
EVOLUTION
POLYESTER
FILAPEAU &
CARDIONYL
MICROLENE &
MIRALENE
ETHILON
DAFILON &
SUPRAMID
MONOSOF &
DERMALON
SERALON
(SUPRAMID)
NUROLON
TRELON
SURGILON
SUPRAMID
MERSILK
PERMAHAND
SILKAM
SOFSILK
SERAFLEX
VASCUFIL
NOVAFIL
Polybutester
Stainless steel
RESORBA
SAFIL QUICK &
MONOSYN QUICK
ETHIBOND
Polyester
SILON
SERAG
MONOMAX
CHIRALEN
TERVALON Plus
COVIDIEN
ABSORBABLE
Medium-term
Long-term
B.BRAUN
SURGICAL STEEL
STEELEX
STEEL/ FLEXON
RESOLON
NYLON
(SUPRAMID)
DACLON NYLON
SUPRAMID
SILK FIBROIN
SILK
ARCHIMED
SILK