Comparison of polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate (Dacron) meshes for abdominal wall hernia repair: A chemical and morphological study

Hernia

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-55

  Bracco, P ^a   Brunella, Valentina ^a   Trossarelli, L ^a   Coda, A ^b   Botto Micca, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b GRADENIGO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall hernia; Infrared spectroscopy; Polymeric meshes; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CYCLOHEXANE; DACRON; PALMITIC ACID; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYPROPYLENE; SQUALENE; STEARIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FEMALE; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 15544387113     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-004-0281-y     Document Type: Article

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