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. 2021 May 20;12:296. doi: 10.1186/s13287-021-02372-z

Fig. 7.

Fig. 7

Histological observation. a, d, and g The empty group in which the wound was not filled; b, e, and h the control group in which the wound was filled with silica nanospheres plus GelMA gel; and c, f, and i show the SrR group in which the wound was filled with SrR-loaded silica nanospheres plus GelMA gel. Toluidine blue staining (d, e, and g) and safranin O/fast green staining (g, h, and i) revealed that the SrR group had a better cartilage tissue repair effect and significantly higher ICRS-II scores than the other two groups (j). There were significant differences of ICRS-II scores between the empty group, control group, and SrR group (P<0.05)