title: In vivo polypropylene mesh degradation is hardly a myth.
authors.affiliation: , Granby, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7720-9871
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.affiliation: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guelcher
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Shouldice Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bendavid
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology and Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Iakovlev
authors.affiliation: Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance, CA, USA. catalinaisland1@cs.com.
authors.forename: Donald R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ostergard
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013526:Surgical Mesh
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes