Fig. 6.

In-vivo degradation. (A) Picture of rolled electronic scaffold implanted subcutaneously into an adult rat. (B and C) Images of the extracted scaffold one week after implantation (B) and 3 weeks post implantation (C). (D and E) Micrograph images of the thin sections of the implants one-week post implantation (D) and 3 weeks post implantation (E). Gold electrodes or their remnants appear in dark brown are indicated by white arrows. (F) Quantification of the remaining scaffold area after extraction. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)