Another synthetic polymer used for sutures which are absorbable in the body is polyglycolide. if nylon is called a polyamide, by

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Arisa [49]

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Another synthetic polymer used for sutures which are absorbable in the body is polyglycolide. if nylon is called a polyamide, by

analogy what would one call polyglycolide

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4vir4ik [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-08T22:05:03+03:00

4vir4ik [10]4 years ago

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In a simple analogy, if nylon is to polyamide then a synthetic polymer is for polyglycolide. Polyglycolide used for sutures because of its tensile strength, smooth passage to tissues also the absorbancy rate is faster than the traditional sutures used.