Figure 9.
Transverse micro-CT reconstructed images of proximal tibiae showing ROI status.Notes: Implant (red), newly formed bone with relatively low density (kelly green), and cortical bone with high density (blue). (A) 8-week TNS group, and (B) 8-week TNS-MAP group; bar =2 mm.
Abbreviations: micro-CT, micro-computed tomography; TNS, titanium with nanonetwork structures; TNS-MAP, titanium with nanonetwork structures coated with mussel adhesive protein; ROI, region of interest.