Acute and Subacute Toxicity In Vivo of Thermal-Sprayed Silver Containing Hydroxyapatite Coating in Rat Tibia

Figure 1

Mean body weight at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 weeks after treatment in the hydroxyapatite (HA), 2% Ag-HA, and 50% Ag-HA coating groups. No significant differences were evident between the three groups for all experimental periods.