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. 2008 Mar;3(1):125–132.

Table 3.

AFM surface roughness of PMMA cements

PMMA bone cement sample AFM RMS (nm) obtained through 1 by 1 μm AFM scans
Plain PMMA 0
PMMA with conventional MgO 1.2
PMMA with nanoscale MgO 25.9
PMMA with conventional BaSO4 4.2
PMMA with nanoscale BaSO4 42.1

Abbreviations: AFM, atomic force microscopy; PMMA, poly(methyl methacrylate).