Control 1: surgery without any postsurgical treatment after three weeks
0
0
0
1.125
2.5
3.625
2
Synthetic surgical mesh, sacrificed after three weeks postsurgery
0
0
0.25
1.5
1.5
3.25
3
Nanofibers containing 6% TPU, sacrificed after three weeks postsurgery
0
0.25
0.25
1.5
0.5
2.5†
4
Nanofibers containing 8% TPU, sacrificed after three weeks postsurgery
0
0.25
0.75
0.75
0
1.75†
5
Nanofibers containing 10% TPU, sacrificed after three weeks postsurgery
0
0.25
1
0.375
0
1.625†
6
Nanofibers containing 12% TPU, sacrificed after three weeks postsurgery
0
0.375
0.5
0.75
0.5
2.125
7
Control 2: Surgery without any postsurgical treatment after five weeks
0
0
0
2.25
1
3.25
8
Synthetic surgical mesh, sacrificed after five weeks postsurgery
0
0.5
0.5
0.75
0
1.75†
9
Nanofibers containing 6% TPU, sacrificed after five weeks postsurgery
0
0.25
1
0.375
0
1.625†
10
Nanofibers containing 8% TPU, sacrificed after five weeks postsurgery
0
0.375
0
0
0
0.375†
11
Nanofibers containing 10% TPU, sacrificed after five weeks postsurgery
0
0.375
0.5
0
0
0.875†
12
Nanofibers containing 12% TPU, sacrificed after five weeks postsurgery
0
0.375
0.75
0.375
0.5
2†
†Statistical difference between macroscopic grades of each group compared to control. Statistical difference between macroscopic grades of each group compared to synthetic surgical mesh. .: number of rats with same grade score in each group; : macroscopic score; : total number of rats in each group.
