Mersilk
- Braided – For easy handling and secure knot tying
- Coated – With wax to give “hand” to the suture, does not become limp or brittle
- Biological – Produced from cocoons of the silk worm Bombyx Mori.
- This material may elicit a foreign body reaction
- Non-Absorbable
- Colour – Black or ivory.
These sutures comply with the requirements of U.S. Pharma copoeia (U.S.P.) and The European Pharmacopoeia (PhEUR).