Overview
  • Nylon is well accepted
  • Minimal acute inflammatory response from tissue
  • Extremely slow encapsulation and degradation (1 to 2 years)
  • Most commonly used in skin
  • Tensile strength retention: Indefinite
  • Absorption: None
  • Skin closure

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