Antithrombotic performance test of different materials - "Antithrombotic performance of nano-tantalum coating on stainless steel"

Table 1 Surface roughness of different materials

 Fig. 1 AFM images of stainless steel and coated stainless steel: (a) raw steel; (b) tantalum; (c) tantalum oxide; (d) tantalum nitride; (e) tantalum oxynitride.

Fig. 2 Optical images of platelet aggregation on steel surfaces with different coatings: (a) original steel; (b) tantalum; (c) tantalum oxide; (d) tantalum nitride; (e) tantalum oxynitride.

 Fig. 3 AFM images of platelet aggregation on steel surfaces with different coatings: (a) initial steel; (b) tantalum; (c) tantalum oxide; (d) tantalum nitride; (e) tantalum oxynitride