Fig. 5.
Human osteoblast-like  MG 63 cells  in cultures on various experimental materials developed for the construction of bone replacements.
A. Aramide fabrics;
B. Polysiloxane matrix reinforced with Aramide fabrics;
C. A terpolymer of polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinyldifluoride and polypropylene with 4 wt.% of multi-wall carbon nanotubes;
D. A composite with the carbon matrix reinforced with carbon fibers. Stained with propidium iodide (A), propidium iodide and immunofluorescence of β-actin (B), immunofluorescence of β-actin (C), Hoechst # 33342 and Texas Red C₂ maleimide (D). Day 7 after seeding (A, B, D); day 3 after seeding (C).
A, C: Olympus IX 50 microscope, DP 70 digital camera; B, D: Leica TCS SP2 confocal microscope. Bar: 1 mm (A), 200 µm (B, D), 100 µm (C).