Figure 8
From: Nacre-mimic Reinforced Ag@reduced Graphene Oxide-Sodium Alginate Composite Film for Wound Healing

Observation of wound healing on rat (n = 5). (a) Two round acute wounds were cut at each side of depilated back skin of hip; (b) The wound of right side was covered with AGSA film in each rat, and the wound of left side was treated in standard disinfection treatment and coved by sterile gauze; (c–e) Pictures for wound healing after 3, 5 and 7 days respectively (bars = 5 mm); (f) Wound areas of standard and AGSA film treatment (Error bars are standard deviation); Photomicrographs showing section of skin tissues with H&E staining of wound sites with (g) standard and (h) AGSA film treatment after 7 days; Photomicrographs showing section of skin tissues with Masson’s Trichrome staining of wound sites with (i) standard and (j) AGSA film treatment after 7 days (40×). Where white arrow, black arrow, black dashed circle, white dashed circle indicated inflammatory cells, collagen fibers, gland and epidermis, respectively.