Radik™ Sutures (Polyglactin 910)

The RADIK (Polyglactin 90:10/PGLA) is a synthetic absorbable braided suture material made by Poly(glycolide-co-L-lactide) [Glacomer 91], coated with Poly(glycolide-co-L-lactide) [Glacomer 37] and Calcium stearate, has to be found to be inert, nonantigenic and nonpyrogenic.

Multifilament braided

• Reliable absorbability by hydrolysis
• Average 90% of the original tensile strength at 1 weeks.
• Average 75% of the original tensile strength at 2 weeks.
• Average 50% of the original tensile strength at 3 weeks.
• Predictable absorption (loss of mass) in 56 to 70 days.