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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Hohlrieder, M.; | Teuschl, A.H.; | Cicha, K. | van Griensven, M. | Redl, H. | Stampfl, J.
Affiliations: A.M.I. Agency for Medical Innovations, Feldkirch, Austria | Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, AUVA Research Center, Vienna, Austria | University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria | Institute of Materials Science and Technology, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Martin Hohlrieder, A.M.I. Agency for Medical Innovations, Im Letten 1, 6800 Feldkirch, Austria. Tel.: +43 5522 90505 0; Fax: +43 5522 90505 4026; E-mail: martin.hohlrieder@ami.at
Abstract: Various studies have shown that physical stimuli modulate cell function and this has motivated the development of a bioreactor to engineer tissues in vitro by exposing them to mechanical loads. Here, we present a bioreactor for the physical stimulation of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) grafts, whereby complex multi-dimensional strain can be applied to the matrices. Influences from environmental conditions to the behavior of different cells on our custom-made silk scaffold can be investigated since the design of the bioreactor allows controlling these parameters precisely. With the braided design of the presented silk scaffold we achieve maximum loads and stiffness values matching those of the human ACL. Thus, the existent degummed and wet silk scaffolds absorb maximum loads of 2030±109 N with stiffness values of 336±40 N/mm.
Keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament, bioreactor, silk, scaffold, mechanical properties
DOI: 10.3233/BME-130746
Journal: Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 225-237, 2013
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