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Fig. 8 | Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Fig. 8

From: Investigating the histological and structural properties of tendon gel as an artificial biomaterial using the film model method in rabbits

Fig. 8

Surface analysis using atomic force microscopy in each group. There were almost no collagen fibers in (a) D3 and (c) D5 before the tensile process. In (e) D10 and (g) D15 prior to the tensile process, collagen fibers (white arrows) were identified, albeit thinner than those in normal tendons (i; black arrow). In contrast, the arrangement of the collagen fibers equivalent to that of normal tendons (white arrowhead) was demonstrated in (b) D3 and (d) D5 after the tensile process. The arrangement of the collagen fibers was also noted in (f) D10 and (h) D15, although fibers were thinner than those in (i) normal tendons

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