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Figure 5

From: Poly(ethylmethacrylate-co-diethylaminoethyl acrylate) coating improves endothelial re-population, bio-mechanical and anti-thrombogenic properties of decellularized carotid arteries for blood vessel replacement

Figure 5

Porcine recellularized arteries after 5 days in culture. Representative fluorescent microscope images of the nuclei stained with DAPI (blue): (A) decellularized arteries and (D) polymer-coated decellularized arteries (magnification; x40). H&E staining showing endothelial cells: (B) decellularized arteries and (E) polymer-coated decellularized arteries. Masson's Trichrome staining: (C) decellularized arteries and (F) polymer-coated decellularized arteries (magnification; x40). Confocal microscope images of live cell labeled with cell tracker green: (G) decellularized arteries and (H) polymer-coated decellularized arteries. Scale bar = 50 μm (magnification; x40). (I) Cell number determination by ImageJ Software on four representative histological staining images of decellularized arteries and polymer-coated decellularized arteries at 40x magnification from independent experiments (*p < 0.05).

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