Braided biomimetic PCL grafts for anterior cruciate ligament repair and regeneration
Kadyr S. Nurmanova U. Khumyrzakh B. Zhakypbekova A. Saginova D. Daniyeva N. Erisken C.
1 March 2024Institute of Physics
Biomedical Materials (Bristol)
2024#19Issue 2
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a knee joint stabilizer with a limited regeneration capacity mainly because of low cellular content. State-of-the-art procedures are unable to restore the functions of the tissue as demonstrated by limited success rates. Regenerative engineering can offer a solution for restoring the functions of torn/ruptured ligaments provided that biomimetic grafts are available as grafts/scaffolds. However, a model construct to test behavior of cells to better understand the healing mechanism of ACL is still missing. This study, firstly, aimed at creating an injured rabbit ACL model. Then, the injured and healthy ACL tissues were characterized in terms of alignment and diameter distributions of collagen fibrils. Next, polycaprolactone (PCL) grafts were prepared from braided electrospun meshes and were characterized in terms of alignment and diameter distributions of fibers. Finally, biomechanical properties of ACL tissue and mechanical properties of PCL grafts were determined and compared. Findings demonstrated that distributions of the fiber diameters of PCL electrospun grafts were similar to diameter distribution of collagens of healthy and injured rabbit ACL. The novelty of this study relies on the determination of the diameter distribution of collagens of healthy and injured rabbit ACL tissues, and fabrication of PCL grafts with diameter distributions similar to that seen in healthy and injured ACLs. This study is significant because it addresses a worldwide clinical problem associated with millions of patients. The fibrous biomimetic graft designed in this study is different from the traditional grafts that exhibit unimodal distribution, and it is expected to have a significant contribution to ACL regeneration efforts.
bimodal , collagen , electrospun , ligament , nanofiber , polycaprolactone , scaffolds
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Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr, Block 3, Astana, Kazakhstan
National Scientific Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics named after academician N.D. Batpenov, Astana, Kazakhstan
National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr, Block3, Astana, Kazakhstan
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
National Scientific Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics named after academician N.D. Batpenov
National Laboratory Astana
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