Fig. 5From: Application of vancomycin-impregnated calcium sulfate hemihydrate/nanohydroxyapatite/carboxymethyl chitosan injectable hydrogels combined with BMSC sheets for the treatment of infected bone defects in a rabbit modelCharacteristics of the synthetic VA/CSH/n-HA/CMCS hydrogel. It was injectable with good fluidity and was lyophilized into a cylindrical shape for observation with SEM (a, b). An inhibition zone for Staphylococcus aureus with an average diameter of 15 mm could be observed (c)Back to article page