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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2020

Giulia Giuntoli, Giuliana Muzio, Chiara Actis, Alessandro Ganora, Stefano Calzone, Matteo Bruno, Gianluca Ciardelli, Irene Carmagnola, Chiara Tonda-Turo

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Giulia GiuntoliDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Giuliana MuzioDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Chiara ActisDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Alessandro GanoraDipromed Medical Devices S.r.l, Turin, Italy.
Stefano CalzoneDipromed Medical Devices S.r.l, Turin, Italy.
Matteo BrunoDipromed Medical Devices S.r.l, Turin, Italy.
Gianluca CiardelliDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Irene CarmagnolaDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Chiara Tonda-TuroDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abdominal hernia repair is a frequently performed surgical procedure worldwide. Currently, the use of polypropylene (PP) surgical meshes for the repair of abdominal hernias constitutes the primary surgical approach, being widely accepted as superior to primary suture repair. Surgical meshes act as a reinforcement for the weakened or damaged tissues and support tissue restoration. However, implanted meshes could suffer from poor integration with the surrounding tissues. In this context, the present study describes the preliminary evaluation of a PCL-Gel-based nanofibrous coating as an element to develop a multicomponent hernia mesh device (meshPCL-Gel) that could overcome this limitation thanks to the presence of a nanostructured biomimetic substrate for enhanced cell attachment and new tissue formation. Through the electrospinning technique, a commercial PP hernia mesh was coated with a nanofibrous membrane from a polycaprolactone (PCL) and gelatin (Gel) blend (PCL-Gel). Resulting PCL-Gel nanofibers were homogeneous and defect-free, with an average diameter of 0.15 ± 0.04 μm. The presence of Gel decreased PCL hydrophobicity, so that membranes average water contact angle dropped from 138.9 ± 1.1° (PCL) to 99.9 ± 21.6°, while it slightly influenced mechanical properties, which remained comparable to those of PCL (

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abdominal hernia repairmulticomponent devicenanofibersnanostructured coatingpolypropylene mesh

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PMID33553112
PMCPMC7856147

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