hFOB 1.19 cell attachment on autoclaved and thermally oxidized γ-TiAl and Ti–6Al–4V disks. Cells were cultured on GTi, GTi5, GTi8, TiV, TiV5, and TiV8 surfaces for 1, 7, and 14 days. The data are expressed as the number of cells attached on the different substrates (a), or the number of cells attached on GTi, GTi5, TiV, and TiV5 (not taking into account the data of cells attached on GTi8 and TiV8) (b) determined by the hexosaminidase assay. Each value represents the mean ± SD of three independent experiments, each performed in triplicate (N = 9). *P ≤ 0.05 compared to all others surfaces tested, at the corresponding time point. aP ≤ 0.05 compared to day 1