Research Article

Observing Effects of Calcium/Magnesium Ions and pH Value on the Self-Assembly of Extracted Swine Tendon Collagen by Atomic Force Microscopy

Table 1

Width, height, and roughness of the collagen self-assembly in different collagen concentrations.

ParameterConcentration
0.1 mg/ml0.2 mg/ml0.3 mg/ml

Width/nm
Height/nm
Roughness/nm

Results (n = 20) are shown as mean ± SE. Means without common superscripts (a–c) in row are different (P < 0.05).