• Composing a biocomposite mesh for hernia repair [abstract] 

    Wilder, Catera; Grant, Sheila Ann (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)
    Hernias are formed when the tough connective tissue that surrounds the abdominal musculature, known as fascia, breaks down, weakens, or actually rips [1]. As a result, there is a bulging of the intra-abdominal viscera ...