Calcium Phosphate Based Three-Dimensional Cold Plotted Bone Scaffolds for Critical Size Bone Defects
Figure 5
Histological sections of the control and the experimental groups. (a) Giemsa-eosin stain of an empty defect. (b) Giemsa-eosin stain of an autograft control. (c) Giemsa and Alizarin red stained sections of the implanted β-TCP scaffolds. Scaffold resorption was detected in animals 1, 2, and 3, while remaining present in animals 4, 5, and 6. (d) Giemsa and Alizarin red stained sections of the implanted β-TCP/PMMA scaffolds. Scaffold resorption was detected in animals 1, 2, and 3, while remaining present in animals 4, 5, and 6. Black bars represent 5 mm and white bars represent 500 μm.
