A Combination of Coconut Fiber Suture and Tamarind Seed Gel with Dehydrated Human Amnion Membrane for Wound Surgery in Rats

Figure 6

Histopathological indications on Prolene suture skin area sections. (a) 24 Hrs—H and E 10x, necrosis of epidermal and dermal cells, severe neutrophilic infiltration. (b) 48 hrs—Giemsa 10x, epithelial cell migration, severe neutrophilic infiltration. (c) 72 hrs—H and E 10x, moderate amount of epidermal proliferation and thickening. (d) 96 hrs—H and E 10x, epidermal layer thickening, mild granulation tissue formation. (e) 120 hrs—H and E 10x, severe epidermal keratinization, moderate granulation tissue formation. (f) 144 hrs—van Gieson 10x, diffuse fibroblast proliferation in the dermis. (g) 160 hrs—PAS 10x, severe collagen production, maximal neovascularization in the dermis.

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