TiO₂ Coating and UV Photofunctionalization Enhance Blood Coagulation on Zirconia Surfaces

Figure 3

Gel electrophoresis for (a) plasma proteins and (b) fibronectin adsorbed on the different test materials; NON-C: non-coated zirconia, C: zirconia coated with TiO₂, and UV: zirconia coated with TiO₂ irradiated with ultraviolet radiation. Black arrow in Figure 3(a) represents the band identifying fibrinogen. The protein standard contained proteins with the following molecular weights, in kD: 250, 150, 100, 75, 50, 37, 25, 20, 15, and 10. Plasma: PL; albumin: ALB; fibrinogen: FIB.

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