Table 3.
Direction of the collagen fibers in the control group and in the tested material after 1 and 2 weeks of the study.
| Direction of Collagen Fibers |
One Week | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control Hydrogel | CMCS Hydrogel | |||
| N | Fraction | N | Fraction | |
| Vertical | 2 | 0.33 | - | - |
| Mixed | 2 | 0.33 | 2 | 0.33 |
| Horizontal | 2 | 0.33 | 4 | 0.67 |
| Comparison of the tested material with the control material | Fisher’s Exact test, p = 0.4805 (FDR > 0.25) | |||
| Two Weeks | ||||
| Vertical | - | - | 1 | 0.17 |
| Mixed | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| Horizontal | - | - | 2 | 0.33 |
| Comparison of the tested material with the control material | Fisher’s exact test, p = 0.1818 (FDR > 0.25) | |||