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Pore size and pore shape – but not mesh density – alter the mechanical strength of tissue ingrowth and host tissue response to synthetic mesh materials in a porcine model of ventral hernia repair

Spencer P. Lake, Shuddhadeb Ray, Ahmed M. Zihni, Dominic M. Thompson, Jeffrey Gluckstein, Corey R. Deeken

Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2014 · 83 citations · 18 references

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K. Kendall · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics · 1975 · 852 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

The adhesion and surface energy of elastic solids

K. Kendall · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics · 1971 · 735 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +15

The lightweight and large porous mesh concept for hernia repair

B. Klosterhalfen, Karsten Junge, U. Klinge · Expert Review of Medical Devices · 2005 · 376 citations

Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery +17

Impact of Polymer Pore Size on the Interface Scar Formation in a Rat Model

U. Klinge, B. Klosterhalfen, V. Birkenhauer et al. · Journal of Surgical Research · 2002 · 337 citations

Natural Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science +16

Randomized clinical trial assessing impact of a lightweight or heavyweight mesh on chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair

P J O’Dwyer, Andrew N. Kingsnorth, R. G. Molloy et al. · British journal of surgery · 2004 · 325 citations · Full text

Medicine, Surgery, Orthopedics +16