Table 2.
Quantification of the surface chemical elements of the different BC polymers by EDX
|
EDAX ZAF Quantification (Standardless) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Element normalized | ||||||
|
SKC Table: Default | ||||||
|
Without osteoblasts |
With osteoblasts |
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| Element | Wt % | At % | Element | Wt % | At % | |
| BC |
C K |
44.28 |
53.71 |
C K |
30.31 |
42.98 |
| N K |
2.87 |
2.99 |
N K |
6.38 |
7.76 |
|
| O K |
46.73 |
42.55 |
O K |
33.36 |
35.52 |
|
| P K |
0.00 |
0.00 |
P K |
8.07 |
4.44 |
|
| Na K |
0.35 |
0.22 |
Na K |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
| Au K |
5.48 |
0.04 |
Au K |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
| Cl K |
0.29 |
0.003 |
Cl K |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
| Ca K |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Ca K |
21.88 |
9.30 |
|
| |
Total |
100% |
100% |
|
|
|
| |
Element |
Wt % |
At % |
Element |
Wt % |
At % |
| BC-50%HA |
C K |
38.58 |
64.07 |
C K |
4.67 |
11.76 |
| O K |
19.15 |
23.89 |
O K |
25.01 |
46.87 |
|
| Na K |
3.00 |
2.60 |
Na K |
2.18 |
2.84 |
|
| P K |
1.13 |
0.73 |
P K |
11.65 |
11.28 |
|
| Au K |
27.29 |
2.76 |
Au K |
25.45 |
3.87 |
|
| Cl K |
8.55 |
4.81 |
Cl K |
2.55 |
2.16 |
|
| K K |
0.73 |
0.37 |
K K |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
| Ca K |
1.54 |
0.78 |
Ca K |
28.49 |
21.31 |
|
| |
Total |
100% |
100% |
|
|
|
| |
Element |
Wt % |
At % |
Element |
Wt % |
At % |
| BC-0.3%HA |
C K |
46.09 |
68.54 |
C K |
13.87 |
32.64 |
| O K |
20.47 |
22.85 |
O K |
21.50 |
37.99 |
|
| Na K |
2.60 |
2.02 |
Na K |
3.36 |
4.13 |
|
| P K |
0.67 |
0.39 |
P K |
6.09 |
5.56 |
|
| Au K |
21.44 |
1.95 |
Au K |
34.92 |
5.01 |
|
| Cl K |
6.24 |
3.14 |
Cl K |
4.02 |
3.20 |
|
| K K |
1.03 |
0.47 |
K K |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
| Ca K |
1.45 |
0.65 |
Ca K |
16.25 |
11.46 |
|
| Total | 100% | 100% | Total | 100% | 100% | |
BC: bacterial cellulose, EDX: Energy dispersive X-ray.