Figure 4.

Adherent sheep bone cell viability (n ≥ 3) after 4 hours. A, Bone cell viability decreased to 21% after being left out to dry for 4 hours. B, Bone cell viability remained comparable to T = 0-hour cell viability when a bone was immersed in saline. Data are presented as mean values ± SEM. *** denotes P < 0.001 relative to T = 0 hour cell viability.