Figure 10

SEM morphology of the broken surface of PEG-impregnated BA scaffolds sintered at 900 and 1000°C derived from three different femoral sections with cells and morphology of the fibroblast cells that adhered to the PEG-treated scaffolds (a – PEG-D900, b – PEG-M900, c – PEG-P900, d – PEG-D1000, e – PEG-M1000 and f – PEG-P1000) after day 7 of AB assay.
Attachment of the cell or cell colony (green colured arrow) is found inside the scaffolds and it is very high for PEG-P1000. Sharp edged particles, pores and cells are indicated by white, yellow and green coloured arrows, respectively.