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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 13.
Published in final edited form as: ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2019 Dec 10;6(1):564–574. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01378

Figure 6. High-magnification (40X) images of histological sections stained with Stevenel’s blue at 12 months.

Figure 6.

(A) Osteon-like structures (black arrow) adjacent to residual cement. (B-C) Osteoclast-mediated resorption (double arrows) of NS-PTKUR in (B) 0C45S and (C) 45C0S. (D-F) Endochondral ossification in groups (D) 45C0S, (E) 0C45S, and (F) 10C35S evidenced by nodules of cartilage/chondrocytes (purple, #) and bone (*) embedded in NS-PTKUR. (Scale bar = 200 μm, single black arrow: osteon, double black arrows: osteoclast, #: cartilage/chondrocytes, *: cartilage undergoing mineralization.)