Strengthening preclinical testing to increase safety in surgical mesh

Nicholas T H Farr^{1

2}, Victoria L Workman^{3

4}, Christopher R Chapple⁵, Sheila MacNeil³, Cornelia Rodenburg^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. n.t.farr@sheffield.ac.uk.
² Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust and Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK. n.t.farr@sheffield.ac.uk.
³ Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
⁴ Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust and Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
⁵ Department of Urology, Urology Clinic, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.

Nicholas T H Farr et al. Nat Rev Urol. 2024 Sep.

. 2024 Sep;21(9):515-516.

doi: 10.1038/s41585-024-00889-5.

Nicholas T H Farr^{1

2}, Victoria L Workman^{3

4}, Christopher R Chapple⁵, Sheila MacNeil³, Cornelia Rodenburg^{3

4}

¹ Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. n.t.farr@sheffield.ac.uk.
² Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust and Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK. n.t.farr@sheffield.ac.uk.
³ Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
⁴ Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust and Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
⁵ Department of Urology, Urology Clinic, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.

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