Table 2 Mechanical properties of DMLS-Ti discs at different stages of surface functionalization with different treatments, as determined by nano-indentation.

From: Establishing Antibacterial Multilayer Films on the Surface of Direct Metal Laser Sintered Titanium Primed with Phase-Transited Lysozyme

 

Modulus(GPa)

Hardness(GPa)

DMLS-Ti

71.2 ± 5.2

2.1 ± 0.4

PTL-Ti

57.9 ± 4.4

0.8 ± 0.2

PTL-Ti-HA

40.9 ± 3.1

0.6 ± 0.1

PTL-Ti-HA/CS(MH)]3

53.7 ± 3.8

0.7 ± 0.1