Research Article

Bone Response to Titanium Implants Coated with Double- or Single-Stranded DNA

Table 4

Time at which frequency began to decrease and estimated amounts of apatite formation after SBF injection.

SpecimenTime (s)Estimated amounts (µg/cm2)

Ti1139.0 22.0
DNA-d/protamine424.0 20.8
DNA-s/protamine314.7 23.3

Values in parenthesis indicate SD.
Different letters indicate significant difference in Times or Estimated amounts among Ti, DNA-d/protamine, and DNA-s/protamine implants (p < 0.05).