Resistance of aluminum foil to chemical attacks depends upon the specific compound or agent, but it has excellent and good compatibility with most products. Even some of the compounds classified as only fair in this respect are frequently packaged in coated or film-laminated foils.
Straight-bladed Mayo scissors are designed for cutting body tissues near the surface of a wound. As straight-bladed Mayo scissors are also used for cutting sutures, they are also referred to as suture scissors. Curved-bladed Mayo scissors allow deeper penetration into the wound than the type with straight blades. The curved style of Mayo scissor is used to cut thick tissues such as those found in the uterus, muscles, breast, and foot. Mayo scissors used for dissection are placed in tissue with the tips closed.
Type of suture. â¢ Nylon: a non-absorbable suturing material that degrades. in vivo by hydrolysis at a rate of about 125% annually. â¢ The advantages of nylon are good pliability and ease of. handling. â¢ It is favored for interrupted percutaneous suture. closures. â¢ Nylon sutures are available in monofilament and. multifilament construction. Braided nylon sutures. possess the same handling and knot construction. characteristics as silk sutures, but unlike natural fiber, nylon is relatively non-reactive in tissue.