Table 2.
Macroscopic adhesion score results [28].
| Group | Grade score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score 0 | Score 1 | Score 2 | Score 3 | Score 4 | SUM | ||
| 1 | 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. Grade score = n∗G/N. n: number of rats with same grade score in each group; G: macroscopic score; N: total number of rats in each group.