Research Article
Soft Tissue Response to the Presence of Polypropylene-G-Poly(ethylene glycol) Comb-Type Graft Copolymers Containing Gold Nanoparticles
Table 1
Histological findings of polymer blocks following 30 days of implantation.
| | Collagen infiltration | Inflammatory cell count | Giant cell | Neovascularization | Capsule thickness (mm) |
| PP (control group) | +++++ | 218 | 14 | +++++ | 1.554 | PP-PEG-2000 | +++ | 86 | 8 | +++ | 0.350 | Au-PP-PEG-2000 | ++ | 32 | 16 | + | 0.160 | PP-PEG-4000 | ++ | 45 | 12 | ++ | 0.210 | Au-PP-PEG-4000 | + | 18 | 24 | + | 0.060 |
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