TissueFAXS PLUS is a brightfield system and modular upright fluorescence used for the analysis and scanning of tissue microarrays, smears, cytospins and tissue sections on slides 1. Image credit: ...

The material commonly used in vaginal mesh implants starts to degrade within 60 days of being implanted in the pelvis, according to a new study. Researchers also found particles of polypropylene, a ...

About 25 percent of patients who have open gastric bypass surgery develop incisional hernias. These lead to serious complications. Holding the incision closed with a polypropylene mesh can prevent ...

P4HB mesh offers a safe, degradable alternative to synthetic polypropylene mesh, with lower complication rates in complex hernia repairs Phasix mesh, made from P4HB, a natural polymer derived from E ...

Scientists have developed a material that could be used as an alternative to the current vaginal mesh material, polypropylene, used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.

Research from the University of Sheffield shows that polypropylene mesh, commonly used in vaginal surgeries, begins to degrade within 60 days post-implantation. The study found increased stiffness and ...