Combined biaxial and uniaxial mechanical characterization of prosthetic meshes in a rabbit model

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1626-1632

  Rohrnbauer B ^a   Ozog, Y ^b   Egger, J ^c   Werbrouck, E ^b   Deprest, J ^b   Mazza, E ^a  

^a Institute of Mechanical Systems (IMES)   (Switzerland)

^b Center for Surgical Technologies Leuven   (Belgium)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biaxial tension; Mechanical biocompatibility; Mechanical properties; Prosthetic mesh; Rabbit model

Indexed keywords

BIAXIAL TENSIONS; DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL BIOCOMPATIBILITY; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; RABBIT MODELS; UNIAXIAL EXPERIMENTS; UNIAXIAL TENSILE TEST;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PROSTHETICS; TENSILE TESTING;

TISSUE;

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPLANT; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROSTHETIC MESH; RIGIDITY; SURGICAL MESH; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ABDOMINAL WALL; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RABBIT; TEXTILE;

DIOXANE DERIVATIVE; GLYCOLIDE E CAPROLACTONE COPOLYMER; GLYCOLIDE E-CAPROLACTONE COPOLYMER; POLYESTER; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DIOXANES; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS; TEXTILES;

EID: 84886922913     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.04.015     Document Type: Article

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