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. 2012 Feb 23;7:1091–1100. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S28694

Table 2.

Contact angle (in degrees) and surface energy components of unmodified and nanotubular titanium (20 V voltage) surfaces (in mJ/m2)

Substrate Contact angle Surface energy components


Water Formamide Diiodomethane λsLW λs+ λs λsAB λs
Unmodified titanium 60.6 52.2 19.3 46.6 0.3 24.8 −5.4 41.2
Nanotubular titanium 28.7 16.2 20.7 47.8 0.4 2.8 7.8 55.6