Figure 9
From: In vitro and ex vivo evaluation of the biological performance of sclerosing foams
Ex vivo evaluation of the effect of liquid and foamed polidocanol on umbilical cord veins. (A) Evaluation of the effect of treatment time on umbilical cord vein, using liquid polidocanol (2 mL, for 2 cm vein segment). The vein wall was exposed to polidocanol for 1, 5 and 10 minutes. Data are reported as mg of EB per grams of tissue, determined via Evans Blue method. The experiment was repeated four times. (B) Evaluation of the effect of foam on umbilical cord vein, using different types of sclerosing agent: PEM, DSS, TSS, and liquid POL (2 mL, for 2 cm vein segment). The vein wall was exposed to the sclerosing agents for 1 minute. Data are reported as mg of EB per grams of tissue, determined via Evans Blue method. Two asterisks (**) indicate p ≤ 0.01.
