Research Article

Titanium Surface Properties Influence the Biological Activity and FasL Expression of Craniofacial Stromal Cells

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Titanium surface characterization. (a) SEM analysis at different magnifications was carried out on the three types of titanium surfaces (MCH, RBM, and NCA, as indicated) in order to evaluate the surface topography. EDX analysis, reported on the right side of the panel, shows the chemical composition of each analyzed surface. (b) Histograms report the surface roughness expressed as Ra and Rpv values determined by AFM. Values represent mean ± SD of three independent experiments; , MCH vs. RBM and MCH vs. NCA groups; one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s comparison test.
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