Polymer filament reinforced scaffold for partial meniscus regeneration

A method for fabricating a resorbable scaffold for regeneration of meniscal tissue, the method comprising fabricating a polymer filament network by:

• generating, by a processor, a digital model of the resorbable scaffold, determining, by the processor, a configuration of the polymer filament network from the digital model,
• translating, by the processor, the digital model into a series of computer-readable instructions for a 3D printer, wherein translating the digital model into the series of computer-readable instructions comprises slicing the digital model into a first set of slices corresponding to a plurality of circumferentially-oriented filaments and a second set of slices corresponding to a plurality of radially-oriented filaments,
• transmitting, by the processor, the computer-readable instructions to the 3D printer to print the polymer filament network, and
• printing, by the 3D printer, in accordance with the computer-readable instructions, the polymer filament network, such that the polymer filament network comprises a first plurality of layers comprising the circumferentially-oriented filaments alternating with a second plurality of layers comprising the radially-oriented filaments, the polymer filament network having a three-dimensional shape and geometry between a first layer and a second layer which is substantially the same as a three-dimensional shape and geometry of the resorbable scaffold.