Fig. 9.

Images of methylene blue-acid magenta staining and Goldner's trichrome staining of tissue sections at four weeks and twelve weeks post-implantation of each scaffold. A and B: Longitudinal sections and locally magnified images of each scaffold at both time points. C and D: Longitudinal sections and locally magnified images of Goldner's trichrome staining of tissue sections at both time points. E: Quantitative analysis of the new bone ingrowth area within the porous scaffold. F: The bone contact area between the porous scaffolds and bone. All statistical data are represented as mean ± SD (n = 3; ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001). (scale bars of longitudinal sections = 5 mm, scale bars of locally magnified images = 0.3 mm).