Definition: A polyester used for absorbable sutures & surgical mesh, especially in ophthalmic surgery. 2-Hydroxy-propanoic acid polymer with polymerized hydroxyacetic acid, which forms 3,6-dimethyl-1,4-dioxane-dione polymer with 1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione copolymer of molecular weight about 80,000 daltons.
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Other names Poly(Lactide-Co-Glycoside); Glycolic-Lactic Acid Polyester; Polyester, Glycolic-Lactic Acid; Glycolic Lactic Acid Polyester; Acid Polyester, Glycolic-Lactic; 910, Polyglactin; 910, Polygalactin; Vicryl; Polyglactin; Poly(Lactide-Co-Glycolide); Poly(Glycolide Lactide)Copolymer; Polygalactin 910; Dioxanedione Polymer with Dimethyldioxanedione Pol; Dimethyldioxanedione Polymer with Dioxanedione Pol