Introduction
Materials and methods
Patients
Sample preparation and viewing–SEM
Sample preparation - AFM
AFM imaging and measurement
Results
Control | Diabetic | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Diameter
| 7.22 μm ± 0.16 μm | 6.80 μm ± 0.08 μm | 0.028584* |
Height
| 2.68 μm ± 0.04 μm | 1.48 μm ± 0.11 μm | 2.44057 E-07* |
Concave Depth
| 358.2 nm ± 117.6 nm | 153.9 nm ± 58.6 nm | 0.00296363* |
Control | Diabetic | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Roughness 1
st
order
| 3.099 nm ± 0.499 nm | 1.70 nm ± 0.13 nm | 0.000141* |
Roughness 2
nd
order
| 4.12 nm ± 0.51 nm | 1.66 nm ± 0.24 nm | 6.42 E-07* |
Roughness 3
rd
order
| 1.72 nm ± 0.199 nm | 0.82 nm ± 0.11 nm | 0.000304* |