Table 3.
EDS elemental analysis (wt. %) after 3 week SBF immersion for AsM and AlAcH treated samples with various alkali concentrations and immersion times.
| Element | AsM | 3M, 6 h | 3M, 24 h | 5M, 6 h | 5M, 24 h | 10M, 6 h | 10M, 24 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | -- | 9.78 ± 2.91 | 12.08 ± 7.00 | 6.15 ± 0.40 | 0.34 ± 0.59 | 2.8 ± 2.04 | 1.20 ± 1.05 |
| O | -- | 39.80 ± 7.94 | 31.16 ± 13.84 | 36.58 ± 9.97 | 20.07 ± 6.95 | 21.33 ± 10.92 | 24.59 ± 8.85 |
| Na | -- | -- | 0.25 ± 0.13 | 1.11 ± 0.72 | 3.30 ± 0.62 | 0.65 ± 0.85 | 0.12 ± 0.20 |
| Mg | -- | -- | -- | 0.01 ± 0.02 | 0.02 ± 0.03 | -- | -- |
| Al | 4.97 ± 1.83 | 2.52 ± 0.59 | 3.08 ± 1.48 | 2.42 ± 0.07 | 3.52 ± 0.19 | 0.73 ± 0.31 | 0.64 ± 0.11 |
| Si | -- | 0.03 ± 0.06 | 0.02 ± 0.03 | 0.02 ± 0.04 | -- | -- | 0.03 ± 0.06 |
| P | -- | 0.10 ± 0.11 | 0.20 ± 0.07 | 0.31 ± 0.01 | 0.24 ± 0.08 | 0.29 ± 0.10 | 0.37 ± 0.23 |
| Cl | -- | -- | -- | 0.74 ± 0.13 | 2.26 ± 0.39 | 0.11 ± 0.19 | -- |
| Ca | -- | -- | 0.13 ± 0.12 | 0.37 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.03 | 0.15 ± 0.15 | 0.96 ± 0.13 |
| Ti | 90.95 ± 2.22 | 40.54 ± 10.87 | 50.97 ± 18.32 | 50.97 ± 9.63 | 66.62 ± 7.51 | 70.28 ± 12.24 | 69.37 ± 8.39 |
| V | 4.08 ± 0.40 | 1.55 ± 0.56 | 1.52 ± 0.54 | 0.69 ± 1.20 | 2.10 ± 0.07 | 2.19 ± 0.71 | 2.58 ± 0.44 |
| Fe | -- | 5.49 ± 5.76 | 0.58 ± 0.14 | 0.61 ± 0.07 | 1.32 ± 0.23 | 1.34 ± 0.31 | 0.16 ± 0.27 |