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Nylon is a synthetic nonabsorbable suture that is available as a monofilament or braided suture (Ratner et al. 1994; Fossum 2002; Roush 2003; Tan et al. 2003). Nylon maintains a high level of elasticity, but undergoes little to no plastic deformation prior to breakage and monofilament nylon is relatively stiff. Overall, it has moderate handling characteristics and knot security with minimal tissue response. Multifilament nylon has improved handling characteristics, but increased capillarity. Although it is nonabsorbable, monofilament nylon loses 30% of its tensile strength after two years and braided nylon loses 75–100% of its tensile strength at 6 months.