| abstract |
A suture with improved fraying resistance, comprising: at least one filament; and a coating formed on at least a part of the surface, of the at least single filament by a plasma polymerization process, in which a polymeric coating is formed on the surface of the filament, from a hydrocyclosiloxane monomer of the formula In general, where R is an aliphatic group and n is an integer from 2 to about 10, preferably from 4 to 6. |