SEM micrographs and photographs of contact areas on Rodac plates (24-h incubation) of untreated (a, b) and plasma treated (c–f) microstructured titanium surfaces without biofilm (experimental treatment sequence IV). RupfStefan Nour IdlibiAhmad Al MarrawiFuad HannigMatthias SchubertAndreas von MuellerLutz SpitzerWolfgang HoltmannHenrik LehmannAntje RueppellAndre SchindlerAxel 2013 <p>Plasma treatment of the titanium surfaces was performed using either a mean plasma jet power of 3 W (c, d) or 5 W (e, f). No surface alterations were detected after plasma treatment of microstructured titanium surfaces. (Magnification: SEM a, c, e: ×10,000). No microbial growth is detectable on Rodac plates after plasma treatment (b, d, f).</p>