| abstract |
A surgical implant with anti-adhesive, antibacterial and hemostatic properties to use in hernia repair. The implant includes:n a) Bilayer intraperitoneal mesh, having biocompatible, antibacterial, hemostatic and anti-adhesive properties including combination of biocompatible non-degradable or semi-degradable mesh. The mesh is prepared with blend system of biodegradable polyester-based polymers/chitosan mixture in hexafluoro isopropanol (HFIP) solvent and coated on polypropylene (PP) layer as nanofibers via electrospun technique; and, b) Double and/or triple-layer extraperitonal composite mesh, was prepared with blend systems of biodegradable polyester-based polymers and/or polysaccharides formed on PP/polyester woven material via different coating methods. |