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Fig. 9

From: Aligned nanofibrous collagen membranes from fish swim bladder as a tough and acid-resistant suture for pH-regulated stomach perforation and tendon rupture

Fig. 9

DCDS suture repairing the cut Achilles tendon of rabbit. A Suturing illustration of Achilles tendon. DCDS suture stitching the breaking interfaces (B), and blank with no treatment as a control group (C). D Observation of Achilles tendon after 1 month. E Fracture energy of sutured Achilles tendon with DCDS and catgut after 1 day (e1), and sutured and un-sutured Achilles tendon after 1 month (e2) (n = 3). F HE staining of sutured and un-sutured Achilles tendon after 1 month

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