Observing Effects of Calcium/Magnesium Ions and pH Value on the Self-Assembly of Extracted Swine Tendon Collagen by Atomic Force Microscopy

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Typical AFM height images and section analysis profiles of collagen self-assembly in different concentrations in 512 × 512 pixels: (a) 0.1 mg/ml; (b) 0.2 mg/ml; (c) 0.3 mg/ml.

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