Fig. 6.

Sucrose dusting of POSS-PCU increases neo-vascularization in vivo. Immunofluorescence staining of implanted sucrose-dusted and non-dusted samples at 4 weeks and 8 weeks post implantation. Scaffold edges are highlighted by dotted lines. DAPI nuclear counter stain shows minimal cell infiltrate in untreated scaffolds compared to sucrose-dusted scaffolds, where cells are present throughout the graft. CD31 staining (white arrows) confirms the presence of vessels within the sucrose-dusted scaffold (scale bar = 100 μm).