Reconstruction of Ovine Trachea with a Biomimetic Composite Biomaterial

Figure 11

Histological structure of tissues covering outer surface of type B implant 24 weeks after implantation. Visible pseudostratified columnar epithelium covering tracheal wall. Carbon particles in both epithelial cells and cells of connective tissue stroma. Masson-Goldner staining, ×10 (a) and ×40 (b).

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