Use of an anionic collagen matrix made from bovine intestinal serosa for <i>in vivo</i> repair of cranial defects - Fig 3

<p>SEM photomicrographs of native bovine serosa: (A) NBS (magnification 2,000x); (B) MNBS (magnification 2,000x); (C) MNBS (magnification 35,000x).</p

Use of an anionic collagen matrix made from bovine intestinal serosa for <i>in vivo</i> repair of cranial defects - Fig 1

<p>Thermogravimetric curves obtained for the different collagen matrices: (A) NBS, (B) BS24, (C) MNBS, and (D) MBS24.</p

Percentage (%) of newly formed bone in the studied groups.

<p>Percentage (%) of newly formed bone in the studied groups.</p

Use of an anionic collagen matrix made from bovine intestinal serosa for <i>in vivo</i> repair of cranial defects - Fig 4

<p>SEM photomicrographs of bovine serosa submitted to alkaline treatment: (A) BS24 (magnification 1,000x); (B) MBS24 (magnification 2,000x); (C) MBS24 (magnification 35,000x).</p

Degradation temperature of the collagen matrices.

<p>Degradation temperature of the collagen matrices.</p

Photomicrographs of the defect area stained with Masson’s trichrome and immunohistochemistry.

<p>Note the formation of new bone (*) from the original bone (OB) and osteocalcin staining (brown color) in osteocytes (arrows).</p

Denaturation temperature (Td, ^oC) of the different collagen matrices.

<p>Denaturation temperature (Td, ^oC) of the different collagen matrices.</p

Photomicrographs of the defect area stained with picrosirius red.

<p>Observe the birefringence of collagen fibers in the area of newly formed bone (*). OB: original bone.</p