Bioreactor and scaffold design for the mechanical stimulation of silk based anterior cruciate ligament grafts
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A biore actor for the mechanical stimulation of silk based scaffolds has been developed. The bi oreactor simulates the natural movement of the anterior cruciate ligament by applying a biaxial movement on the scaffold. The silk scaffolds are prepared in a way that mimicks the mechanical properties (strength, stiffness) of natural anterior cruciate ligaments. The influence of degumming on the mechanical properties of the scaffolds is investigated and first results on cell cultivation experiments with fibroblasts are presented.
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