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Resomer® X 206 S, poly(dioxanone)

Synonym(s):

PDS

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Linear Formula:
(C4H6O3)n
CAS Number:
29223-92-5
MDL number:
MFCD00868119
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23

form

solid

Quality Level

200

degradation timeframe

<6 months

inherent viscosity

1.5-2.2 dL/g, 0.1 % (w/v) in hexafluoroisopropanol(30 °C, Ubbelohde) (size 0c glass capillary viscometer)

transition temp

Tg −10-−5 °C
Tm 110-115 °C

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

O1CCOC(=O)C1

InChI

1S/C4H6O3/c5-4-3-6-1-2-7-4/h1-3H2

InChI key

VPVXHAANQNHFSF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Polydioxanone (PDO) is a colorless, crystalline, highly flexible and resorbable biopolymer.

Application

PDO is widely used as a monofilament wound suture. PDO/elastin-based blends prepared by electrospinning may be used as cardiovascular grafts.

Legal Information

Product of Evonik
RESOMER is a registered trademark of Evonik Rohm GmbH

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Georgette Oni et al.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 130(4), 535e-540e (2012-09-29)
The use of knotless barbed sutures has shortened operation times for wound closure. In experimental models, their use in tendon surgery is still under investigation. This study looks at the use of barbed sutures in a porcine model for fascial
Joanne Rimmer et al.
Archives of facial plastic surgery, 14(5), 323-330 (2012-09-19)
Rhinoplasty and septal surgery often require the use of cartilage grafts. Autologous cartilage may be thin or deviated, and the use of an absorbable scaffold material to support the reimplanted cartilage during healing can improve technique and outcomes. To describe
CORR Insights®: Surgical technique: Results of stabilization of sternoclavicular joint luxations using a polydioxanone envelope plasty.
Winston J Warme
Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 471(7), 2231-2232 (2013-04-10)
Ruan Zheng et al.
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences, 16(7), 942-948 (2012-09-08)
With the development of surgical techniques and biomedical material, increasing synthetic materials are applied to the chest wall reconstruction, such as autologous rib, muscle flap, bovine pericardium and sheet metal. To detect the safety and efficiency of synthetic material Polydioxanone
H Riediger et al.
Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie, 137(6), 575-579 (2012-12-25)
Pancreatic fistulas are relevant in perioperative outcome, morbidity and mortality after pancreatic head resection. We analysed the potential benefit of an internal pancreatic duct draining technique by a resorbable monofilament suture if performing a two-layer duct-to-mucosa pancreatojejunostomy. From 2006 to
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