>> margolis: of course not.his implant is not supposed to change. >> pelley: the mesh is made of a plastic called polypropylene-- a common material in packaging. boston scientific had clearance from the f.d.a. to use a brand of polypropylene called "marlex," made in texas by a subsidiary of chevron phillips. but in 2004, chevron phillips became concerned about medical use of marlex. it issued a warning that it must not be used for "permanent implantation in the human body." duane priddy is a leading plastics engineer, and a fellow of the american chemical society. >> duane priddy: i can't, in my wildest imagination, imagine anybody that's knowledgeable in the science of plastics ever deciding that it was appropriate to use polypropylene in the human body. it's well known that it's oxidatively unstable. >> pelley: duane priddy has been a witness in mesh lawsuits, but he is not part of any litigation against boston scientific. he explained to us that oxygen breaks up polypropylene. the plastic has anti-oxidant add