title: Sudan black B as a histological stain for polymeric biomaterials embedded in glycol methacrylate.
abstract: Sudan black B, usually a stain for all kinds of lipid, turned out to be an excellent histological stain for polymeric biomaterials embedded in glycol methacrylate. Staining the surrounding connective tissue with toluidine blue-basic fuchsin makes details of the polymer-tissue interface clearly visible. Sudan black B might be used to visualize the biodegradation process of polymeric biomaterials.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Medical Electron Microscopy, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Hoeksma
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: van der Lei
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Jonkman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001391:Azo Compounds; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D004396:Coloring Agents; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011102:Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate / Q000032:analysis*; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D004396:Coloring Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D011102:Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate; C016118:Sudan Black B