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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Mater Res A. 2016 May 18;104(7):1581–1590. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.35769

FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 3

H&E and Masson’s Trichrome images of stable and failed alginate microbeads. Failed beads (A–D) exhibit characteristics of a chronic inflammatory response indicated by a high cell density (B). The thickness of the inflammatory tissue surrounding failed alginate microbeads was greater than stable microbeads. Stable beads (E–H) show a lower number of cells surrounding the alginate microbeads (F). Masson’s Trichrome indicates a high inflammation response in both failed and stable beads (C, D, G, H). Arrows indicate failed and stable beads.