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Control

Acc.V Spot Magn Det WD
8.00 kV 8.0 10,000× SE 9.9 Group B UR 0.416 control

2 µm

(a) (b)

2 µm 2 µm

Acc.V Spot Magn Det WD
8.00 kV 8.0 10,000× SE 0.8 Group B UR 0416

Acc.V Spot Magn Det WD
8.00 kV 8.0 10,000× SE 10.1 Group C UR 0108

(c) (d)

Acc.V Spot Magn Det WD
8.00 kV 8.0 10,000× SE 10.0 Group D UR 0318

2 µm Acc.V Spot Magn Det WD

8.00 kV 8.0 10,000× SE 10.0 Group E UR 0218

2 µm

(e) (f )

2 µm

Acc.V Spot Magn Det WD
8.00 kV 8.0 10,000× SE 10.0 Group F UR 0402

Acc.V Spot Magn Det WD
8.00 kV 8.0 10,000× SE 10.4 Group G UR 0512

2 µm

FIGURE 1.3
SEM images of representative samples examined from each of the following groups (magnification 10,000×):
(Control) 6-day mineralization, (a) 6-day coprecipitation, (b) 3-day mineralization, 3-day adsorption, (c) 3-day
mineralization, 3-day coprecipitation, (d) 3-day mineralization, 2-day adsorption, 1-day mineralization, (e) 3-day
mineralization, 2-day coprecipitation, 1-day mineralization, (f) 3-day mineralization, 3-day acid etched adsorp-
tion. BSA incorporation via coprecipitation leads to changes in the platelike mineral structure that is observed
in the control, whereas BSA adsorption does not change the mineral morphology. (Reprinted from Luong et al.,
Biomaterials, 27, 7, 1175-1186, 2006, with permission from Elsevier.)