Introduction Worldwide, more than 20 million patients undergo groin hernia repair annually.
The many different approaches, treatment indications and a significant array of techniques …

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 …

Vaginal meshes used in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ
prolapse (POP) have produced highly variable outcomes, causing life-changing …

Objective To compare the impact of the prototype prolapse mesh G ynemesh PS with that of
two new‐generation lower stiffness meshes, U ltra P ro and S mart M esh, on vaginal …

Objective To define the impact of prolapse mesh on the biomechanical properties of the
vagina by comparing the prototype Gynemesh PS (Ethicon) to two new‐generation lower …

This paper presents an evaluation of alternative particle heat-exchanger designs, including
moving packed-bed and fluidized-bed designs, for high-temperature heating of a solar …

Background Although synthetic mesh is associated with superior anatomic outcomes for the
repair of pelvic organ prolapse, the benefits of mesh have been questioned because of the …

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 …

Introduction and hypothesis The use of polypropylene meshes for surgical repair of pelvic
organ prolapse (POP) has been limited by complications, including mesh exposure …

Objective To evaluate the impact of prolapse meshes on vaginal smooth muscle structure
(Va SM) and function, and to evaluate these outcomes in the context of the mechanical and …