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. 2017 Jan 10;10(1):52. doi: 10.3390/ma10010052

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Gene expression (CICP, MMP-1, IL-6, IL-8, and MCP-1) of human osteoblasts (n = 8) after 96 h of cultivation on several test pellets (forged Ti6Al4V, Ti6Al4V SLM, NiTi, and NiTi + DLC). Boxes denote interquartile ranges, horizontal lines within the boxes denote medians, and whiskers denote minimum and maximum values. Data are normalized to the growth control (=100%, dotted line). For statistical analysis, ANOVA was conducted. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Comparison to respective growth control: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01. Comparison between several test pellets: ° p < 0.05, °°° p ≤ 0.001.