Table 1 Roughness parameter (scan area of 10 µm × 10 µm) of specimens.

From: Molybdenum Disulfide Surface Modification of Ultrafine-Grained Titanium for Enhanced Cellular Growth and Antibacterial Effect

 

Ra (nm)

Rq (nm)

Rmax (nm)

Surface area differences (%)

CP Ti

1.54 ± 0.37

2.51 ± 0.34

53 ± 12

0.12 ± 0.01

MS-Ti

1.87 ± 0.31

2.74 ± 0.37

82 ± 18

0.22 ± 0.04

MS-ECAP

4.04 ± 0.94

5.38 ± 1.33

71 ± 27

0.51 ± 0.06

MS-eECAP

241 ± 116*

333 ± 114*

1786 ± 655*

23.63 ± 2.32*

  1. Ra is the average roughness of the absolute value of the profile height; Rq is the root mean square roughness of surface; Rmax is the height of the highest peak in the roughness profile. *p < 0.05 compared to the CP Ti, the MS-Ti, and the MS-ECAP substrates.
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