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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Laryngoscope. 2021 Jun 21;132(4):737–746. doi: 10.1002/lary.29698

Figure 3. Epithelialization of synthetic PET/PU and PET/PU:PGA grafts.

Figure 3.

A. Immunofluorescent staining for K5 to identify basal epithelial progenitor cells over synthetic patches were performed. Representative immunofluorescent images of K5+ basal cells over implanted PET/PU (a) and PET/PU:PGA (b) are shown. (c) Quantification of K5+ basal cell-coverage luminal to the patches were performed. (n=5; Kruskal-Wallis test; # p<0.05; Error bars represent standard deviation). B. Immunofluorescent staining against ACT antibodies to identify ciliated epithelial cells over synthetic patches were performed. Representative immunofluorescent images of ACT+ epithelial cells over implanted PET/PU (a) and PET/PU:PGA (b) are shown. (c) Quantification of ciliated epithelial cells (ACT+) luminal to the patches were performed. (n=5; ANOVA with Tukey’s test;; # p<0.05; Error bars represents the standard deviation)