In Vivo Remodeling of Fibroblast-Derived Vascular Scaffolds Implanted for 6 Months in Rats

Figure 1

The human fibroblast-derived vascular scaffold (FDVS). (a) The FDVS on a stainless steel mandrel with an inner diameter of 1.6 mm. (b) One cm segment from the scaffold off the mandrel and placed in deionized water. (c) Masson’s trichrome stained histological cross-section. The extracellular matrix presented a dense collagen structure (blue). The vignette shows a 3x magnification of the vessel wall.

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