Types of Suture materials

Types of suture materials are;

• Absorbable suture material
  • Catgut
    • Type A (Plain)
    • Type B (Mild chromic)
    • Type C (Medium chromic)
    • Type D (Extra chromic)
  • Kangaroo tendon
    • Made up from tendon taken from tail of kangaroo
  • Fascia lata
    • Made up from fascia lata of bovine
  • Cargile membrane
    • Made up from bovine caecum
  • Polyglycolic acid suture material
    • It is non toxic, strong suture material
  • Polyglactin 910
    • Consisting of glycolic acid and lactic acid in the ratio of 9:1
  • Polydioxanone
    • Monofilament polymer of paradioxanone
  • Collagen
    • It is obtained from the bovine flexor tendon and treated with formaldehyde or chromic acid or both

•  Non absorbable suture material
  • Silk
    • It is obtained from the cocoon of silkworm, processed to remove its natural waxes, gums and dyes with a vegetable dye
  • Silk worm gut
  • Cotton
  • Linen
    • Braided material obtained from vegetable fibres
  • Nylon
    • It is obtained from hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid
  • Horse hair
  • Umbilical tape
    • Cotton tape suture
  • Pagenstecher
  • Vetafil
    • Non-irritant, non-capillary synthetic fibers
  • Stainless steel wire
    • Available as simple or twisted form
  • Aluminium wire
  • Wound clips
  • Prolene
    • Monofilament polymer of propylene