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MeSH Heading: Polyglactin 910
Tree Number(s): D05.750.728.772; D25.720.728.772; J01.637.051.720.728.772
Unique ID: D011098
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011098
Scope Note: 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
Related Numbers: 26780-50-7
CAS Type 1 Name: Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, polymer with hydroxyacetic acid
Previous Indexing: Polymers (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under POLYMERS 1979-90
History Note: 91(79); was see under POLYMERS 1979-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/12/09
Revision Date: 2016/06/28

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Polyglactin 910 MeSH Descriptor Data 2025