Fig. 9From: A defined road to tracheal reconstruction: laser structuring and cell support for rapid clinic translationHistological analysis of implanted decellularized matrices and cartilage constructs (highlighted with dotted line) in rabbits, major magnification, hematoxylin–eosin, scale bar—100 µm. Peri-implant capsule consisted of blood vessels, fibroblasts, leukocytes (prevailing at weeks 4 and 8) and foreign body cells (prevailing at weeks 12 and 16). The submucosal component was resorbed in both groups by week 12. Cartilaginous component microstructure of the tissue-engineered constructs was changed by week 16 due to multiple invading immune cells leading to fractures in the implant macrostructureBack to article page