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Challenge: Inhibiting microbial colonization of implanted biomaterial

Choice: GORE MYCROMESH® PLUS Biomaterial

GORE MYCROMESH® PLUS Biomaterial is the first hernia repair material with antimicrobial technology for controlling potential operative contamination of the material. This advanced ePTFE biomaterial contains two antimicrobial preservative agents, silver carbonate and chlorhexidine diacetate, which act to inhibit microbial colonization of, and resist initial biofilm formation on the patch for up to 14 days post-implantion. It also offers all the performance advantages of GORE MYCROMESH® Biomaterial, such as rapid host tissue incorporation and minimal foreign body response.

Using zone of inhibition bioassays, substantial preservative activity associated with the device has been demonstrated against laboratory strains and clinical isolates of the following organisms:

  • Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  • Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE)
  • Escherichia coli
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Candida albicans
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Group A Streptococcus
  • Acinetobacter baumannii

GORE-TEX® Suture - the ideal companion to GORE MYCROMESH® PLUS Biomaterial.