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Table 1 Textile properties of the investigated mesh materials

From: Different tissue reaction of oesophagus and diaphragm after mesh hiatoplasty. Results of an animal study

 

Prolene® (PP)

Ultrapro® (PP-PG)

Polymer

Non-absorbable Polypropylene

Composite of absorbable Polyglecaprone and non-absorbable Polypropylene

Structure

Mono-filament

Mono-filament

Weight (g/m2)

108,5

55 (28 after resorption)

Pore diameter (mm)

1,6

3