Figure 1.
Effect of pH on Ti ion elution from specimens of CP Ti immersed in SBF solutions for 24 to 72 h (*: below detection).
Figure 2.
Effect of pH on Ti ion elution from specimens of CP Ti immersed in SBF solutions for 1 to 4 wk.
†significant difference among the different immersion times.
Figure 3.
Stereoscopic images of the surfaces of specimens of CP Ti immersed for 2 and 4 wk in SBF solutions(a), SEM image of CP Ti surfaces in immersing for 4
wk in SBF solutions(b).
Figure 4.
Effect of acid type on Ti ion elution from specimens of CP Ti immersed in SBF solutions (pH = 2) for 24 to 72 h.
Figure 5.
Effect of mechanical stimulus on Ti ion elution from specimens of CP Ti immersed in SBF solutions for 72 h.
Figure 6.
Ti ion elution from a specimen of CP Ti immersed for 72 in an SBF solution and that from a specimen of CP Ti immersed while in contact with a specimen of a dissimilar metal or metallic alloy.
(a) shows the effect of the metal or metallic alloy type and (b) the effect of the contact area.
Figure 7.
Ti ion elution from specimens of CP Ti immersed for 72 h in a culture in which Candida albicans were grown.