Research Article
Viability of Titanium-Titanium Boride Composite as a Biomaterial
Table 1
Summary of biocompatibility tests performed.
| | Test name | Direct contact | Agar diffusion | Hemolysis |
| | ASTM no. | F813-01 (2002) | F895-84 (2001) | 756-00 | | Test sample(s) |
Ti-TiBw | Ti-TiBw | Ti-TiBw
CP Ti
Ti-6Al-4V | | Test subject | L929 fibroblasts | L929 fibroblasts | Rabbit blood | | Positive control | Nitrile/Buna N | Latex | Buna N, Latex | | Negative control | HDPE | HDPE | HDPE | | Number of replicates | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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