Experimental study on the use of a chlorhexidine-loaded carboxymethylcellulose gel as antibacterial coating for hernia repair meshes

Purpose Biomaterials with an antimicrobial coating could avoid mesh-associated infection following hernia repair. This study assesses the use of a chlorhexidine-loaded carboxymethylcellulose gel in a model of Staphylococcus aureus mesh infection.