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surgical sutures meshes and biosurgicals

What are the 3 types of sutures?
Broadly, sutures can be classified into absorbable or non-absorbable materials.
They can be further sub-classified into synthetic or natural sutures, and monofilament or multifilament sutures.
What is the difference between stitches and sutures?
Although stitches and sutures are widely referred to as one and the same, in medical terms they are actually two different things.
Sutures are the threads or strands used to close a wound. “Stitches” (stitching) refers to the actual process of closing the wound.
However, “suturing” is often used to mean stitching.
What type of suture material is used in surgery?
In general, surgeons typically use either polypropylene or polydioxanone sutures for fascia, depending on how strong the repair needs to be.
Polypropylene is also very common in cardiovascular surgery.
Deep dermis closure is with either polyglycolic acid or poliglecaprone 25 sutures.
Suture materials are also divided into three classes: collagen, synthetic absorbable, and nonabsorbable.
USP specifications for each class are detailed in Tables 4-5, 4-6, and 4-7.

What are the 3 types of sutures?