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50 µm

FIGURE 1.9
New bone formation around the MBG particles after implanted into the defects of rat femur for
8 weeks (red area: new bone; white area: MBG particles).

(a)

(b)

β-TCP

β-TCP

Akermanite

NB

NB

β-TCP

NB

NB NB

NB

Akermanite

(c) (d)

NB

NB NB

NB

NB

β-TCP

NB

Akermanite

NB

β-TCP

β-TCP

NB

Akermanite

FIGURE 2.8
High magnification images of new bone formation and material degradation of (a, c) aker-
manite and (b, c) β-TCP implants after (a, b) 8 and (c, d) 16 weeks (Van Gieson's picrofuchsin
staining of transverse section; NB: new bone). Red color indicates newly formed bone. Original
magnification: 100×.