Biaxial analysis of synthetic scaffolds for hernia repair demonstrates variability in mechanical anisotropy, non-linearity and hysteresis

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 6-16

  Deeken, Corey R ^a   Thompson, Dominic M ^a   Castile, Ryan M ^b   Lake, Spencer P ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Hernia repair; Non linearity; Planar biaxial testing; Synthetic mesh

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; CYCLIC LOADS; MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING; TISSUE;

APPROPRIATE MATERIALS; BIAXIAL TESTING; CLINICAL SETTINGS; MECHANICAL ANISOTROPY; NON-LINEARITY; SYNTHETIC MESH; SYNTHETIC SCAFFOLDS; TRIANGULAR WAVEFORM;

REPAIR;

POLITEF; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYPROPYLENE; BIOMATERIAL;

ADHESION BARRIER; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; FORCE; HERNIOPLASTY; HYSTERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MESH; TENSILE STRENGTH; DEVICES; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PROCEDURES;

ANISOTROPY; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84903751158     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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