Abdominal wall hernias are one of the most common and long-standing surgical
applications for biomaterials engineering. Yet, despite over 50 years of standard use of …

Mismatch of mechanical properties between highly deformable biomedical materials and
adjacent native tissue might lead to short and long term health impairment. The capability of …

Polypropylene has been used as a surgical mesh material for several decades. This non-
degradable synthetic polymer provides mechanical strength, a predictable host response …

Surgical mesh devices composed of synthetic materials are commonly used for ventral
hernia repair. These materials provide robust mechanical strength and are quickly …

Textile meshes frequently are implanted in the abdominal wall to reinforce a hernia repair.
However, revisions for mesh associated complications confirm that these devices are not …

Mesh implantation for hernia repair is one of the common surgical techniques. The goal of
this review is to highlight the basic requirements of mesh in order to select the most …

The use of synthetic polypropylene mesh for hernia surgical repair and the correction of
female pelvic organ prolapse have been controversial due to increasing post-operative …

Tailored electrospun meshes have been increasingly explored for abdominal wall defect
repair in preclinical and clinical studies. However, the fabrication of a bioengineered mesh …

The linea alba is a complex structure commonly involved in hernia formation. Knowledge of
its mechanical behavior is essential to design suitable meshes and reduce the risk of …

This work reports the second part of a review on synthetic surgical meshes used for
abdominal hernia repair. While material and structural characteristics, together with mesh …