Thermo-Responsive Antimicrobial Hydrogel for the In-Situ Coating of Mesh Materials for Hernia Repair

Thermo-Responsive Antimicrobial Hydrogel for the In-Situ Coating of Mesh Materials for Hernia Repair

The prophylactic coating of prosthetic mesh materials for hernia repair with antimicrobial compounds is commonly performed before implantation of the mesh in the abdominal wall. We propose a novel alternative, which is a rifampicin-loaded thermo-responsive hydrogel formulation, to be applied on the...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Pérez-Köhler, Gemma Pascual, Selma Benito-Martínez, Juan Manuel Bellón, David Eglin, Olivier Guillaume
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
hernia
hyaluronic acid
infection prophylaxis
mesh coating
polypropylene
rifampicin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/6/1245

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https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/6/1245

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