Antibacterial activity of uncoated and chitosan coated samples after 24 h of direct contact.

<p>Antibacterial activity of uncoated and chitosan coated samples after 24 h of direct contact.</p

Specific positive and negative fragments of TESPSA and chitosan.

<p>Specific positive and negative fragments of TESPSA and chitosan.</p

Antibacterial activity of uncoated and chitosan coated samples after 24 h of direct contact.

<p>Antibacterial activity of uncoated and chitosan coated samples after 24 h of direct contact.</p

ToF-SIMS depth profiles of positive fragments recorded from chitosan coated sample (CSTPiTA6V).

<p>ToF-SIMS depth profiles of positive fragments recorded from chitosan coated sample (CSTPiTA6V).</p

Atomic elemental composition percent for the individual reaction steps determined by XPS.

<p>The different surfaces obtained were labeled as follow: unmodified surface (T_A6V), piranha treated titanium alloy surface (PiT_A6V), TESPSA modified PiT_A6V (TPiT_A6V) and chitosan modified TPiTA6V surface (CSTPiT_A6V).</p