Copper as an alternative antimicrobial coating for implants - An in vitro study

Figure 4 Initial cell adhesion of MG-63 osteoblasts on the titanium-copper-nitride. Surfaces compared to the titanium plasma spray control after 10 min. The MG-63 cells were directly seeded onto the samples and cultivated for 10 min. Cell adhesion was significantly reduced on TiCuN, but TiCuN + BONIT^® enhanced cell adherence significantly (n = 3, mean value ± SD, t-test, ^bP < 0.01). TPS: Titanium plasma spray; TiCuN: Titanium-copper-nitride.