Preventing Mesh Pore Collapse by Designing Mesh Pores With Auxetic Geometries: A Comprehensive Evaluation Via Computational Modeling.
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DOI: 10.1115/1.4039058
Abstract: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) meshes are exposed to predominately tensile loading conditions in vivo that can lead to pore collapse by 70-90%, decreasing overall porosity and providing a plausible mechanism for the contraction/shrinkage of mesh… read more here.
Keywords: pore expansion; pore collapse; pore; auxetic geometries ... See more keywords