Efficacy of antimicrobial agents delivered to hernia meshes using an adaptable thermo-responsive hyaluronic acid-based coating.

B Pérez-KöhlerF LinardiG PascualJ M BellónD EglinOlivier Guillaume

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2019)

Compared to the available technologies developed to endow meshes with antibacterial activity, the proposed HApN offers further versatility with potential to prevent mesh-related infection in hernioplasty.

Keyphrases

hyaluronic acid
staphylococcus aureus
cancer therapy
human health
climate change