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. 2020 Jun 30;5(4):891–901. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2020.06.009

Table 2.

The contact angle measurement and resultant total surface energy of as-received Mg and all FSP Mg-HA composites.

Processing condition Contact angle measurement (degree)
Surface energy components (mJ/m2)
Total surface energy (mJ/m2)
D.I Water Formamide 1-Bromonaphthalene γLW γAB γTotal
As-received Mg 72.90 ± 3.01 59.60 ± 2.62 35.00 ± 2.12 36.70 1.22 37.92
FSP Mg-5wt%HA 49.50 ± 1.50 44.20 ± 5.19 18.20 ± 3.68 42.21 0.82 43.02
FSP Mg-10 wt%HA 49.20 ± 1.25 42.40 ± 3.44 21.00 ± 1.71 41.50 2.83 44.33
FSP Mg-20 wt%HA 48.50 ± 2.65 48.80 ± 2.09 16.71 ± 3.37 42.54 4.27 46.81