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. 2014 Oct 20;460:83–89. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.03.052

Table 1.

Surface topography analysis data recovered from each of the three UHMWPE samples.

UHMWPE Samples Asperity density (Asp/m2) Average Asperity height (nm) Percentile of Radius of curvature in x and y direction
25th (μm) 50th (μm) 75th (μm)
Untreated 15.2 ± 0.3 E + 10 652 ± 25 1.55 ± 0.11 2.33 ± 0.05 3.66 ± 0.05
He 9.3 ± 1.1 E + 10 223 ± 47 0.64 ± 0.26 1.12 ± 0.13 2.37 ± 0.84
He/O2 6.7 ± 0.9 E + 10 180 ± 53 1.13 ± 0.42 2.46 ± 0.54 3.49 ± 0.76