Effect of Sterilization on the Properties of a Bioactive Hybrid Coating Containing Hydroxyapatite

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Sample</td><td class="align_center">Ra (<i>µ</i>m)</td><td class="align_center">Contact angle (°)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ti6Al4V/TM/TM<sub>HA</sub></td><td class="align_center">0.22 ± 0.03</td><td class="align_center">81 ± 0.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ti6Al4V/TM/TM<sub>HA/OE</sub></td><td class="align_center">0.39 ± 0.02</td><td class="align_center">72 ± 0.7</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ti6Al4V/TM/TM<sub>HA/AC</sub></td><td class="align_center">0.44 ± 0.04</td><td class="align_center">64 ± 0.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ti6Al4V/TM/TM<sub>HA/PH</sub></td><td class="align_center">0.24 ± 0.02</td><td class="align_center">74 ± 0.5</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Mean values of roughness in the micrometric scale determined by contact profilometry for the nonsterilized and the sterilized (by three different processes) coatings.</div>

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Table 2: Effect of Sterilization on the Properties of a Bioactive Hybrid Coating Containing Hydroxyapatite 