About the Authors

Daniela Ulrich

Affiliations Monash Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Monash Micro Imaging, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Sharon L. Edwards

Affiliation CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Jacinta F. White

Affiliation CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Tommy Supit

Affiliation Monash Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

John A. M. Ramshaw

Affiliation CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Camden Lo

Affiliation Monash Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Anna Rosamilia

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Monash Micro Imaging, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Jerome A. Werkmeister

Affiliation CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Caroline E. Gargett

Caroline.Gargett@med.monash.edu.au

Affiliations Monash Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Monash Micro Imaging, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

Polypropylene meshes were kindly provided to Dr. Anna Rosamilia by Boston Scientific, USA for use in this study. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SLE JAW JAMR AR CEG. Performed the experiments: DU SLE JFW TS. Analyzed the data: DU SLE TS CL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CL AR. Wrote the paper: DU SLE AR JAW CEG.