Table 1 AFM image analysis using ctFIRE fiber extraction algorithm.

From: Chlorite oxidized oxyamylose differentially influences the microstructure of fibrin and self assembling peptide hydrogels as well as dental pulp stem cell behavior

Parameter

Fibrin

Fibrin COAM

SAP

SAP COAM

Roughness average (Ra)

8.1 nm (SD: 1.6)

16.9 nm (SD: 7.5)

1.2 nm (SD: 0.1)

3.0 nma (SD: 0.4)

Fiber diameter

146.6 nmb (± 1.1)

156.6 nmb (± 1.2)

73.3 nmb (± 0.3)

NA

Fiber length

1136.7 nm (± 50.2)

1077.7 nm (± 49.0)

1369.9 nm (± 24.7)

NA

Fiber straightness

0.93 (± 0.003)

0.93 (± 0.002)

0.80 (± 0.003)

NA

Fiber alignment

0.05

0.06

0.06

NA

  1. SD Standard deviation.
  2.  ± Standard Error of Mean.
  3. aMeasured on the aggregated fibers.
  4. bApproximately overestimated by 15 nm because of tip diameter.
  5. NA not available because fiber aggregation rendered measurements unreliable.