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mesh," Dr. Badylak thinks he's developed a better mesh materi- al, a composite mate- rial that retains the desirable mechanical properties of polypropylene with- out the degree of scarring that occurs — a mesh that allows for the repair strength of a synthetic mesh along with the remod- eling characteristics of a biologic graft and, he says, "induces the body to basically reform the absolute normal body wall that you were born with." This has been the focus of Dr. Badylak's in-lab mesh develop- ment: creating a new mesh material that elicits a favorable immune response, one that provides strength for years

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