Laser ablation (LA), which employs a pulsed laser to remove materials from a substrate for
generating micro‐/nanostructures, has tremendous applications in the fabrication of metals …

In 1982, the first reports of laser ablation of polymers were issued almost simultaneously by
Y. Kawamura et al. 1 and R. Srinivasan et al. 2 Srinivasan went on to become a leader in the …

In this research work, microchannels have been fabricated utilizing multi-pass CO 2 laser
processing on Poly-methyl meth-acrylate (PMMA) substrates. CO 2 laser engraving …

We report the experimental results of the ablation rate per pulse as a function of the laser
fluence and images of the surface morphology, as examined by atomic force microscopy, for …

Abstract Poly (etheretherketone)(PEEK) is a rigid semicrystalline polymer that combines
excellent mechanical properties, broad chemical resistance and bone-like stiffness and is …

Immobilized enzymes enable advances in bioprocessing efficiency and bioactive
packaging. Enzyme immobilization onto macroscale solid supports is often limited by low …

CO2 lasers can be seen to lend themselves to materials processing applications and have
been used extensively in both research and industry. This work investigated the surface …

Understanding and controlling protein adsorption on surfaces is critical to a range of
biological and materials applications. Kinetic details that provide the equilibrium and …

The ablation rates, as a function of the laser fluence, of the optically transparent polymers,
Nylon-6, 6 and PMMA, are reported using picosecond and subpicosecond laser pulses …

Enhancement of the surface properties of a material by means of laser radiation has been
amply demonstrated previously. In this work a comparative study for the surface modification …