Table 1

Textile properties of the investigated mesh materials


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

Otto et al. BMC Surgery 2008 8:7   doi:10.1186/1471-2482-8-7