Human Schwann Cells Seeded on a Novel Collagen-Based Microstructured Nerve Guide Survive, Proliferate, and Modify Neurite Outgrowth
Figure 1
Macroscopic and TPLSM images of Perimaix. (a) Macroscopic photograph (scale bar 10 mm). (b) TPLSM 3D computer processing after visualisation of the collagen structure via SHG at 860 nm (the collagen structure was artificially coloured blue by the computer software, scale bar 100 μm). Note the collagen interconnections (red arrows) providing structural support to the material and preventing collapsing of the microchannels. (c) Original TPLSM image after SHG and immunocytochemistry (white arrows indicate channel-orientation).
