Fig. 8
From: Release kinetics of the model protein FITC-BSA from different polymer-coated bovine bone substitutes
Micrographs of insoluble bovine collagenous bone matrices (ICBM) in scanning electron microscopy. a Uncoated ICBM at 100x magnification; * troughs and indentations, b) Uncoated ICBM at 350x magnification; * troughs and indentations, c) ICBM coated with 10% PLA (polylactic acid) in DCM (dichloromethane) solvent agent at 250x magnification; → homogenous layer, d) ICBM coated with 5% PLGA (poly-lactic-glycolic-acid) in EthLac (ethyllactate) solvent agent at 100x magnification; # bumpy layer, e) ICBM coated with 5% PLGA in EthLac solvent agent at 300x magnification; # bumpy layer, f) ICBM coated with 5% PLGA in DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) solvent agent at 500x magnification; § break-off edges