Description

POLYESTER is produced by polycondensation of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid.

Types of packaging:
• needle-thread-combinations
• precut lengths

Thread diameter:
• USP 6-0 to 8 (0.7-10 metric)

Colour:
• green, white (no dye)

Chemical name:
• polyethylene terephthalate polyester fibre

Properties:
• very high tear resistance
• excellent tissue passage
• high knot security

Fibres are formed using the dry spinning process. Precision-braiding and tempering transform the stretched, slightly twisted fibre bundles into a suture. The individual fibres are hydrophobic, i.e., they repel water.

The material is coloured with a physiologically harmless dye.