Combined biaxial and uniaxial mechanical characterization of prosthetic meshes in a rabbit model KU Leuven
The present experimental study is aimed at a combined uniaxial and biaxial mechanical characterization of the deformation behavior of two types of prosthetic meshes, SPMM (heavy-weight) and Gynemesh M (light-weight, partly absorbable), after integration in the host tissue. Explants from a full-thickness-abdominal-wall-defect-rabbit-model were tested in the two loading conditions. Corresponding protocols and data analysis procedures for biaxial ...