Nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) - ion etching
Tilted view (45°) of surface morphology of nano-structured diamond - nano-rods, masking material nickel (A), ultra nano-cones ,
masking material gold (B), and nano-cones - masking material diamond powder (C) - realized after reactive ion etching.
Fluorescence images of focal adhesions formed by osteoblasts cultured for 1h (A-C) and 48 h (D-I) on nano-structured
diamond nano-rods (A, D, G), ultra nano-cones (B, E, H) and nano-cones (C, F, I). Vinculin (a structural protein of
focal adhesion) is visualized at images A-F, activated pY397FAK (a signalling protein of focal adhesion) is visualized
at images G-I.
Schematic picture of osteoblastic adhesion on nano-structured diamond nano-rods - masking material nickel (A),
ultra nano-cones masking material gold (B) and nano-cones ? masking material diamond powder (C).