| abstract |
The disclosure relates to a melt electrowritten soft tissue scaffold and methods of making the same. The scaffold has a body having a first region comprising a first set of fibres and a second set of fibres, the first region being anisotropic. The first set of fibres are arranged approximately parallel relative to one another, each fibre of the first set of fibres has a serpentine arrangement forming peaks and troughs, the first set of fibres has a first Young's modulus. The second set of fibres are arranged approximately parallel relative to one another, the second set of fibres being arranged transversely relative to the first set of fibres, each fibre of the second set of fibres has a serpentine arrangement forming peaks and troughs, the second set of fibres has a second Young's modulus. The first Young's modulus is unequal to the second Young's modulus. In some embodiments the body further comprises a second region extending from the first region. The second region supports the first region. |