Determination of the biocompatibility of biomaterials by scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

  • M. Bovi
  • N. Gassler
  • B. Hermanns-Sachweh
Conference paper

Abstract

Scanning electron microscopy is an excellent method to determine the biocompatibility of biomaterials. With the possibility of showing the surface of biomaterials and measuring the surface properties of the material of interest like surface roughness, fins on bone implants or homogeneity of surface layers this method has also the potential to show the interface between biomaterial and biological layers.

Keywords

sem eds low vacuum sem 
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    BJ. Griffin, Methods Mol Biol 369 (2007), p. 467–95CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008

Authors and Affiliations

  • M. Bovi
    • 1
    • 2
  • N. Gassler
    • 1
    • 2
  • B. Hermanns-Sachweh
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.Electron microscopic facility of the medical faculty of the RWTH AachenGermany
  2. 2.Institute of PathologyRWTH AachenGermany

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