Fig. 6.

Biomechanical analyses of scaffold variants explanted after 3 months in vivo. a Maximum force, b elastic modulus, c tensile strength, d strain at maximum force. Co controls, F functionalization by gas fluorination, coll collagen foam cross-linked with hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDI), -: implanted without cells, + : implanted with lapine anterior cruciate ligament (LACL)-derived ligamentocytes, cultured for 1 week on the scaffold before scaffold implantation. Normality was assessed using a Shapiro–Wilk test and groups compared using Kruskal–Wallis test. p values: * < 0.05