Fig. 3: Wound healing studies of SD rats injected with DFO-hydrogels in vivo. | NPG Asia Materials

Fig. 3: Wound healing studies of SD rats injected with DFO-hydrogels in vivo.

From: An injectable self-healing coordinative hydrogel with antibacterial and angiogenic properties for diabetic skin wound repair

Fig. 3

a A digital camera was used to collect images of wounds injected with the control, the hydrogel, and the DFO-hydrogel on 0, 4, 7, 10, and 14 days post-injection. Scale bars = 1 cm. b Quantification of wound closure calculated as percent area relative to the original size with time. c Images of H&E-stained full-thickness wounds, captured digitally with a microscope to observe the growth rate of the new epithelial layer in each group. Blue line: normal epidermis; Red line: new epidermis. Scale bars = 5 mm. d Quantitative analysis of the new epidermis layer thicknesses using ImageJ

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