Suture

50% Tensile Strength

Completely Absorbed

Reactivity

Gut

7-10 d

70 d

+++

Chromic gut

21-28 d

90 d

+++

Monocryl

2 wk

90-120 d

+

Maxon

3 wk

90-120 d

+

Biosyn

3 wk

90-110 d

+

Vicryl

3 wk

56-70 d

++

Polysorb

3 wk

56-70 d

++

Dexon II

3 wk

56-70 d

++

PDS II

4 wk

180-210 d

+

Panacryl

4 months

1-1.5 y

++

+ = slightly reactive, ++ = moderately reactive, +++ = highly reactive.