Nanoporosity of Alumina Surfaces Induces Different Patterns of Activation in Adhering Monocytes/Macrophages
Figure 2
Representative light microscopy images of crystal violet-stained MM on (a) 20 nm-pore alumina and (b) 200 nm-pore alumina. (c) Number of MM on alumina membranes determined by means of light microscopy. Cells were counted in 9 representative 20x objective fields on each membrane. Data represents the mean ± SE from experiments using blood from 7 different donors. Cell adhesion on the 20 nm-pore alumina membrane was significantly higher than on the 200 nm-pore alumina ().
