Research Article

Evaluation of High-Performance Polyether Ether Ketone Polymer Treated with Piranha Solution and Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Coating

Table 1

Shapiro-Wilk test for all groups in AFM, wettability, and roughness.

TestsGroup CGroup PGroup EGroup PE
valuePassed valuePassed valuePassed valuePassed

AFM0.167
NS
Yes0.541
NS
Yes0.345
NS
Yes0.845
NS
Yes

Wettability contact angle test0.555
NS
Yes0.432
NS
Yes0.342
NS
Yes0.598
NS
Yes

Hardness (Vickers)0.678
NS
Yes0.338
NS
Yes0.753
NS
Yes0.134
NS
Yes