Table 3.
Group | Intensity of inflammation | Cellularity of connective tissue | “Foreign body type” macrophages | Number of blood vessels |
---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Low | Low | Low | Low |
DBC | Low | Low | Intermediate | Intermediate |
PCL | Low | Low | Intermediate | Intermediate |
DBC = di-O-butyrylchitin; PCL = poly-(ɛ-caprolactone).
The histological features were classified as low, intermediate, or high.