Effects of Osseointegration by Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 on Titanium Implants In Vitro and In Vivo

<div>Contact angle and surface morphology of Ti implants. Surface conditions and contact angle (mean ± standard deviation; unit: degree) under a light microscope of Ti implants with or without conjugated BMP-2 (scale bar, 20 <i>μ</i>m) (a). Surface morphologies under SEM and average roughness (mean ± standard deviation; unit: <i>μ</i>m) of Ti implants with or without conjugated BMP-2 (scale bar, 50 <i>μ</i>m) (b) (ECH-B: ECH-BMP-2; SMART-B: SMART-BMP-2).</div>

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Figure 1: Effects of Osseointegration by Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 on Titanium Implants In Vitro and In Vivo 