Tissue ingrowth markedly reduces mechanical anisotropy and stiffness in fibre direction of highly aligned electrospun polyurethane scaffolds
H. Krynauw, J. Buescher, J. Koehne, L. Verrijt, G. Limbert, N. H. Davies, D. Bezuidenhout, T. Franz
This study examines how tissue ingrowth affects the mechanical properties of electrospun polyurethane scaffolds, finding reduced stiffness in the fiber direction and increased stiffness transversely.
bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2020Bioengineering