title: Biomaterials for abdominal wall hernia surgery and principles of their applications.
abstract: This article focuses special attention on the porosity, cellular permeability and molecular permeability of biomaterials and their effect on infection, host tissue incorporation and seroma formation when mesh is used for the repair of abdominal wall hernias. Furthermore, the general principles of the application of biomaterials, regardless of the technique used for their employment, is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Amid
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Shulman
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Lichtenstein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hakakha
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000473:pathology*; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013499:Surface Properties; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013537:Sutures; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene