Absorbable - Monocryl sutures are monofilaments, prepared from a copolymer of glycolide and epsilon-caprolactone.

Absorbable - Gut sutures are sterile surgical sutures composed of purified connective tissue (mostly collagen)

Absorbable - Coated VICRYL sutures are synthetic and braided sterile surgical sutures composed of a copolymer.

Non-absorbable suture composed of an organic protein. Silk for braided sutures is available undyed and dyed black.

Non-absorbable suture composed of an isotactic crystalline steroisomer of polypropylene, a synthetic linear polyolefin.

Non-absorbable sterile surgical monofilament suture. Ethicon nylon suture are dyed black to enhance visibility.