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Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Polyesters > Polyglactin 910

Preferred term

Polyglactin 910  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 26780-50-7
  • 34346-01-5
  • Polygalactin 910
  • Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, polymer with hydroxyacetic acid

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In other languages

  • Polyglactine 910

    French

  • 26780-50-7
  • 34346-01-5
  • Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, polymer with hydroxyacetic acid

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CZ227FF4-M

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