| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2021 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Frontiers of Materials Award Symposium: 2021 Functional Nanomaterials: Translating Innovation into Pioneering Technologies
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| Presentation Title |
Expansile Kirigami Wrapping Designs for Breast Reconstruction |
| Author(s) |
Young-Joo Lee, Hyesung Cho, Jason Christopher Jolly, Eric Jablonka, Michael Tanis, Randall Kamien, Suhail Kanchwala, Shu Yang |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Shu Yang |
| Abstract Scope |
In the US, about 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer over their lifetime. To complete a successful and aesthetically pleasing breast reconstruction, tissue reinforcing products, acellular dermal matrices (ADM) are widely utilized to keep breast implants or autologous tissue transfer secured against the chest wall in the desired location. However, the ADM sheet does not have the 3D shape, and it requires stitching of multiple ADMs to cover the entire implant. We have developed a kirigami strategy to cut ADM, expanding a regular sized ADM into a desired 3D shape that conformally wrap the implant regardless of its size and shape. Numerical calculation provides optimal cut design such that the kirigami ADM wrap can provide shape and support to the reconstructed breast in the desired regions, offering optimal aesthetic outcomes and patient-specific reconstruction, while reducing risks of malposition side effects and minimizing operative time and cost. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: None Selected |