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. 2020 Nov 11;13(22):5077. doi: 10.3390/ma13225077

Table 2.

Results of the wettability and surface energy.

Sample Contact Angle θavr. ° Polar Component γsp.mJ/m2 Dispersion Component γsd.mJ/m2 Surface Energy (SEP) γs. mJ/m2
Distilled Water Diiodomethane
Polished_Ti-13Nb-13Zr initial state 60.79 ± 4.64 58.13 ± 0.27 25.51 ± 0.13 15.02 ± 0.16 40.52 ± 0.02
Polished_Ti-13Nb-13Zr_DLC 73.75 ± 1.74 56.58 ± 0.75 12.60 ± 0.26 20.68 ± 0.51 33.28 ± 0.25
Sandblasted _Ti-13Nb-13Zr_initial state 55.03 ± 1.22 51.15 ± 0.37 28.08 ± 0.18 17.29 ± 0.21 45.38 ± 0.03
Sandblasted _Ti-13Nb-13Zr_DLC 91.53 ± 3.94 67.31 ± 2.27 4.04 ± 0.50 20.42 ± 1.68 24.47 ± 1.18