NYLON

TYPES OF PACKAGING:
• needle-thread-combinations
• in precut lengths

THREAD DIAMETER:
USP 7-0 to 2 (0.5-5 metric)

COLOUR:
white (no dye), black

CHEMICAL NAME:
polyamide 6-6.6

The high tear resistance of NYLON, even at the smallest thread diameter, makes it particularly suitable for very fine suturing in microsurgery. Polyamides can bind up to 10% water.

The material is coloured with a physiologically harmless dye.

Properties:

• above-average softness and suppleness
• superior handling and knotting properties
• no capillarity
• excellent tissue passage