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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.
Entry Term(s)
Dimethyldioxanedione Polymer with Dioxanedione Polymer
Dioxanedione Polymer with Dimethyldioxanedione Polymer
Glycolic-Lactic Acid Polyester
Poly(Glycolide Lactide)Copolymer
Poly(Lactide-Co-Glycolide)
Poly(Lactide-Co-Glycoside)
Polygalactin 910
Polyglactin
Vicryl
Registry Numbers
34346-01-5
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Related Numbers
26780-50-7
CAS Type 1 Name
Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, polymer with hydroxyacetic acid
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.