FIG. 9.

μCT 3D renderings and pore maps. (A) 3D rendering of the bottom section of an aligned pore scaffold. (B) Pore map of (A) used to visualize pores in scaffold. (C) Bisected cross-section of 3D rendering, segmented to allow for visualization of channels that span the scaffold; channels are visible in the scaffold. (D) 3D rendering of bottom section of unaligned pore scaffold. (E) Pore map of (D). Color on pore maps represents thickness. Dark blue pores are present in the aligned scaffold mainly as surface channels, whereas in the unaligned pore scaffold the dark blue pores are seen as micropores on the interior scaffold and are not visible on the surface. (F) Bisected cross-section of rendering unaligned 3D scaffold; micropores are seen within the interior of the scaffold.