Figure 5.
AFM images of titanium surfaces: (A) polished titanium surface; (B) surface functionalized with CHX-HMP-0.5; and (C) surface functionalized with CHX-HMP-5.
Note: The horizontal scale is 1 μm and vertical scale is 50 nm.
Abbreviations: AFM, atomic force microscopy; CHX-HMP-0.5, chlorhexidine hexametaphosphate (0.5 mmol L−1); CHX-HMP-5, chlorhexidine hexametaphosphate (5 mmol L−1).