Fig. 8

Summary of the outcomes from in vivo implantation of 3D-printed PCL and PLATMC templates (in rabbits); in subcutaneous model and in calvarial defect model. a representative histological micrographs of the subcutaneously implanted templates focusing on the material/tissue interface at 8 weeks as indicated by YELLOW arrows (scale bar = 50 µm), stained with Massons’ trichrome, while the inset figures represent the overall view at lower magnification (scale bar = 500 µm); (F) represents fibrous connective tissues. b µCT reconstructed pictures of the calvarial defect model at 4 and 8 weeks, while a bar chart is plotted on the right-hand side representing their quantified mineralized volume/total defect volume (n = 4 /group/timepoint)