Comparative Biomechanical and Microstructural Analysis of Native versus Peracetic Acid-Ethanol Treated Cancellous Bone Graft
Figure 6
(a)–(h) Representative SEM images of native cancellous bone (NCB) and peracetic acid-ethanol (PE)-treated cancellous bone allograft (CBG) demonstrating untreated NCB ((a), (c), (e), and (g)) and PE-treated CBG ((b), (d), (f), and (h)) with collagen fibers closely associated with mineral phase. A more exposed biopolymer network is visible after PE treatment ((f), (h)). Micrographs were acquired at 100x ((a), (b)), 2 000x ((c), (d)), 10 000x ((e), (f)), and 20 000x (g, h) magnification.
