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Table 1 Surface roughness parameters, contact angles and SFE of three groups

From: Early osseointegration of micro-arc oxidation coated titanium alloy implants containing Ag: a histomorphometric study

Sample

Ra (µm)

Rq (µm)

Rt (µm)

Contact angle (°)

SFE (m JM-2)

Water

Methylene

SLA group

0.50 ± 0.09

1.12 ± 0.15

3.27 ± 0.66

100.4 ± 2.21

78.08 ± 5.79

27.65

MAO group

0.90 ± 0.07*

2.14 ± 0.20*

5.81 ± 0.83*

10.3 ± 1.53*

24.57 ± 4.59*

52.40*

MAO + Ag group

0.91 ± 0.17*

2.15 ± 0.43*

6.15 ± 0.97*

5.8 ± 0.92*#

16.92 ± 4.27*#

78.39*#

  1. *Means the difference between the group and SLA group
  2. #Means the difference between the group and MAO group
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