MonoMax Suture: A New Long-Term Absorbable Monofilament Suture Made from Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="216137.fig.001a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijps/volume-2012/216137/figures/216137.fig.001a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>poly-4-hydroxybutyrate</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="216137.fig.001b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijps/volume-2012/216137/figures/216137.fig.001b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>polyglycolide</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="216137.fig.001c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijps/volume-2012/216137/figures/216137.fig.001c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>polycaprolactone</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Chemical structures of (a) poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB), (b) polyglycolide, and (c) <i>ε</i>-polycaprolactone.</table>

International Journal of Polymer Science

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Figure 1: MonoMax Suture: A New Long-Term Absorbable Monofilament Suture Made from Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate 