Title: Electrospinning nanofibres in the exercise rehabilitation after fracture of anterior cruciate ligament

Authors: Haiying Wang

Addresses: Department of Physical Education, West Anhui University, Luan 237012, Anhui, China

Abstract: This study was to analyse the application of electrospinning (EP) nanofibres in the rehabilitation of fracture of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The patients in groups A, B, and C were treated with exercise rehabilitation, ozone therapy combined with rehabilitation exercises, and EP nanofibre stents for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. It was found that the water contact angle of the dissolved and blended nanofibres decreased as the specific gravity (SG) of PCL increased; and the elongation rate and mechanical properties of nanofibre materials increased as the tensile strength increased. The scores of ligament injury for patients in the control group (78.66 ± 6.24) and the experimental group (89.65 ± 5.89) were much higher than those in the blank group (62.1 ± 6.02), showing statistical differences (P < 0.05). It showed that the nanofibre stent was successfully prepared, which had good mechanical properties and hydrophilicity.

Keywords: electrospinning; fracture of anterior cruciate ligament; polycaprolactone; silk fibroin; rehabilitation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2022.128952

International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2022 Vol.19 No.6/7/8/9/10/11, pp.736 - 751

Received: 30 Apr 2021
Accepted: 03 Jun 2021
Published online: 13 Feb 2023 *

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