Altering the Architecture of Tissue Engineered Hypertrophic Cartilaginous Grafts Facilitates Vascularisation and Accelerates Mineralisation
Figure 7
Histology and immunohistochemistry of the channels within channelled constructs pre-implantation and 4 weeks post-implantation.
Channels were examined to determine the pathway through which bone formation occurs. (A,E) Alcian blue staining. (B,F) Collagen I staining. (C,G) Collagen II staining. (D,H) Collagen X staining. (A–D) Pre-implantation. (E–H) 4 weeks post-implantation. Scale bars are 50 µm.