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Table 2 Overview of statistical significances (exact p value) corresponding to Fig. 1 (blood and organ smear samples) and Fig. 7 (droplet samples) created by Mann–Whitney-U-Test

From: Biodistribution, biocompatibility and targeted accumulation of magnetic nanoporous silica nanoparticles as drug carrier in orthopedics

Compared groups

Smear samples

Droplet samples

Blood

Lung

Kidney

Liver

Spleen

Ferritic steel

Titanium alloy

0–1

***

***

***

 

*

**

***

0–7

***

***

***

**

**

  

0–21

**

**

*

**

**

  

0–42

***

***

***

***

***

*

*

1–7

**

   

*

**

*

1–21

**

 

**

*

**

***

***

1–42

**

***

 

***

***

***

***

7–21

  

**

*

**

***

**

7–42

 

**

 

***

***

***

***

21–42

  

**

***

***

  
  1. Groups 0, 1, 7, 21 and 42, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001