Research Article

Assessment of the Quality of Newly Formed Bone around Titanium Alloy Implants by Using X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Table 3

Main chemical bonding of each element and peak position (eV).

PeakBinding energy (eV)Peak position

Metal—O530-531
O1sMetal—POx, −OH531-532
C=O, C–O–C532-533

C–C, C–H284.8
C1sC–O, C–N286
C=O287-288
O=C–O289

Ca346
Ca2p 3/2CaO346-347
Ca10 (PO4)6 (OH)2346-347

Metal—P129
P2pMetal—POx 133.5
P2O5135
Ca10 (PO4)6 (OH)2133–133.5

C–N, C=N, N–H398.5–401
NlsMetal–N396–398
NO401–403

Si99.4
Si2pSiOx, SiOC101–103
SiO2103–103.6