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(a) Tissue tube fabrication schematic. The entrapped dermal fibroblasts replace the initial fibrin gel with an aligned, collagenous matrix. The cell-produced matrix is left intact following decellularization. (b) Trichrome staining showing collagen (green) and non-collagen (fibrin, red) after decellularization. (c) Picrosirius red staining under crossed plane polarizers showing collagen fiber organization. Both scale bars are 500 μm.
