FIG. 2.

Coating of three types of TIs with calcium phosphate by immersing the TIs in SBF. (A) Confirmation of calcium phosphate coating on the TIs by SEM, EDS mapping, and EDS analyses before and after immersion of the TIs in SBF. TIs were immersed in a 5X SBF solution for 3 h. (B) The content of calcium deposited on TIs after immersion in SBF (n = 3). No significant difference was observed among the three different types of TIs. (C) The calcium phosphate particles on the TIs were examined by FESEM in both bird's-eye views (first column) and tilted views (second column) at a higher magnification (×10,000). The scale bars indicate 5 μm. EDS, energy dispersive spectroscopy; SBF, simulated body fluid. Color images available online at www.liebertpub.com/tea