Virtues It is remarkably smooth and easy for the surgeon to handle Polyamide Monofilament Suture is a suture of choice for Microsurgery Being a monofilament it has no interstices to support bacterial growth It will not support bacterial growth and has the further advantage of minimal tissue irritation SMB Polyamide is as inert as steel and has high in vivo strength and easy removal with no tissue adherence The uniform and smooth surface allows tissue penetration with minimum trauma, extremely well tolerated