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Evaluation of DLC, WC/C, and TiN Coatings on Martensitic Stainless Steel and Yttria-Stabilized Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystal Substrates for Reusable Surgical Scalpels

Table 2

Total migration data (meaningless data were suppressed).
 Weight before (g)Weight after (g) (g)Migration (g m−3)
  μσ
SF 1000.35520.00030.35380.00020.001421.5
SF 100 + DLC0.36490.00020.36480.0004——
SF 100 + TiN0.36960.00020.36820.00040.001421.5
SF 100 + WC/C0.36610.00010.36530.00020.000812.3
Y-TZP0.35280.00020.35280.0002——
Y-TZP + DLC0.38520.00020.38520.0002——
Y-TZP + TiN0.37950.00100.37970.0003——
Y-TZP + WC/C0.35760.00020.35760.0005——