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Table 3 Maximum Tensile Strength of Commercial Meshes Tested

From: Abdominal skin tensile strength in aesthetic and massive weight loss patients and its role in ventral hernia repair

Mesh

Strength

High-density polypropylene

104.6 N

Low-density polypropylene

54.4 N

PTFE

82.2 N

Hydrated porcine small-intestinal submucosa

60.6 N

  1. N Newtons, PTFE polytetrafluorethylene