Polymer Hernia Repair Materials: Adapting to Patient Needs and Surgical Techniques
Biomaterials and their applications are perhaps among the most dynamic areas of research within the field of biomedicine. Any advance in this topic translates to an improved quality of life for recipient patients. One application of a biomaterial is the repair of an abdominal wall defect whether con...
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| author | Marta Rodríguez Verónica Gómez-Gil Bárbara Pérez-Köhler Gemma Pascual Juan Manuel Bellón |
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| description | Biomaterials and their applications are perhaps among the most dynamic areas of research within the field of biomedicine. Any advance in this topic translates to an improved quality of life for recipient patients. One application of a biomaterial is the repair of an abdominal wall defect whether congenital or acquired. In the great majority of cases requiring surgery, the defect takes the form of a hernia. Over the past few years, biomaterials designed with this purpose in mind have been gradually evolving in parallel with new developments in the different surgical techniques. In consequence, the classic polymer prosthetic materials have been the starting point for structural modifications or new prototypes that have always strived to accommodate patients’ needs. This evolving process has pursued both improvements in the wound repair process depending on the implant interface in the host and in the material’s mechanical properties at the repair site. This last factor is important considering that this site—the abdominal wall—is a dynamic structure subjected to considerable mechanical demands. This review aims to provide a narrative overview of the different biomaterials that have been gradually introduced over the years, along with their modifications as new surgical techniques have unfolded. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-742261b7fae5480fb904d1f67a1daf7e2023-11-21T21:08:48ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-05-011411279010.3390/ma14112790Polymer Hernia Repair Materials: Adapting to Patient Needs and Surgical TechniquesMarta Rodríguez0Verónica Gómez-Gil1Bárbara Pérez-Köhler2Gemma Pascual3Juan Manuel Bellón4Departamento de Cirugía, Ciencias Médicas y Sociales, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, SpainDepartamento de Cirugía, Ciencias Médicas y Sociales, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, SpainBiomedical Networking Research Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, EspañaBiomedical Networking Research Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, EspañaDepartamento de Cirugía, Ciencias Médicas y Sociales, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, SpainBiomaterials and their applications are perhaps among the most dynamic areas of research within the field of biomedicine. Any advance in this topic translates to an improved quality of life for recipient patients. One application of a biomaterial is the repair of an abdominal wall defect whether congenital or acquired. In the great majority of cases requiring surgery, the defect takes the form of a hernia. Over the past few years, biomaterials designed with this purpose in mind have been gradually evolving in parallel with new developments in the different surgical techniques. In consequence, the classic polymer prosthetic materials have been the starting point for structural modifications or new prototypes that have always strived to accommodate patients’ needs. This evolving process has pursued both improvements in the wound repair process depending on the implant interface in the host and in the material’s mechanical properties at the repair site. This last factor is important considering that this site—the abdominal wall—is a dynamic structure subjected to considerable mechanical demands. This review aims to provide a narrative overview of the different biomaterials that have been gradually introduced over the years, along with their modifications as new surgical techniques have unfolded.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/11/2790Polypropylenepolytetrafluoroethylenemeshes |
| spellingShingle | Marta Rodríguez Verónica Gómez-Gil Bárbara Pérez-Köhler Gemma Pascual Juan Manuel Bellón Polymer Hernia Repair Materials: Adapting to Patient Needs and Surgical Techniques Materials Polypropylene polytetrafluoroethylene meshes |
| title | Polymer Hernia Repair Materials: Adapting to Patient Needs and Surgical Techniques |
| title_full | Polymer Hernia Repair Materials: Adapting to Patient Needs and Surgical Techniques |
| title_fullStr | Polymer Hernia Repair Materials: Adapting to Patient Needs and Surgical Techniques |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polymer Hernia Repair Materials: Adapting to Patient Needs and Surgical Techniques |
| title_short | Polymer Hernia Repair Materials: Adapting to Patient Needs and Surgical Techniques |
| title_sort | polymer hernia repair materials adapting to patient needs and surgical techniques |
| topic | Polypropylene polytetrafluoroethylene meshes |
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