Gels Implanted in Rabbit Femurs (image)

Hokkaido University

Caption

The Micro-CT image shows HAp/DN gel has the same contrast as the bone HAp (indicated with the red arrow); the cross-section shows that the boundaries of the bone and the HAp layer are fused.

Credit

Nonoyama T., Wada S. et al., Advanced Materials, May 17, 2016

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