Table 1.
Mesh Materials and Fixation Devices
| Product | Components | Resorption Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mesh material | ||
| C-QUR (Atrium Medical) | Polypropylene | Not biodegradable |
| Omega-3 fatty acid gel coating | 90–120 d | |
| Parietex Composite (Covidien) | Polyethylene terephthalate | Not biodegradable |
| Type I collagen layer | 30 d | |
| Physiomesh (Ethicon) | Polypropylene | Not biodegradable |
| Polydioxanone | 180 d | |
| Poliglecaprone-25 (Monocryl) | 240 d | |
| Proceed (Ethicon) | Polypropylene | Not biodegradable |
| Polydioxanone | 180 d | |
| Oxidized regenerated cellulose | 28 d | |
| Sepramesh IP Composite (C.R. Bard/Davol) | Polypropylene | Not biodegradable |
| Polyglycolic acid | 50–80 d | |
| Sodium hyaluronate | 30 d | |
| Carboxymethylcellulose | 30 d | |
| Polyethylene glycol | 30 d | |
| Ventralight ST (C.R. Bard/Davol) | Polypropylene | Not biodegradable |
| Polyglycolic acid | 50–80 d | |
| Sodium hyaluronate | 30 d | |
| Carboxymethylcellulose | 30 d | |
| Polyethylene glycol | 30 d | |
| Ventrio ST (C.R. Bard/Davol) | Polypropylene | Not biodegradable |
| Polyglycolic acid | 50–80 d | |
| Sodium hyaluronate | 30 d | |
| Carboxymethylcellulose | 30 d | |
| Polyethylene glycol | 30 d | |
| Polydioxanone | 170–220 d | |
| Fixation device | ||
| AbsorbaTack (Covidien) | Co-polymer poly-(glycolide-co-L-lactide) | 365 d |
| Permasorb (C.R. Bard/Davol) | Poly-d,l-lactide | 480 d |
| Securestrap (Ethicon) | Polydioxanone and a co-polymer of lactide/glycolide | 365 d |
| SorbaFix (C.R. Bard/Davol) | Poly-d,l-lactide | 365 d |