Efficient surface modification of biomaterial to prevent biofilm formation and the attachment of microorganisms

K Bazaka, MV Jacob, RJ Crawford… - Applied microbiology and …, 2012 - Springer
Biomaterials play a fundamental role in disease management and the improvement of
health care. In recent years, there has been a significant growth in the diversity, function, and …

Bioinspired wetting surface via laser microfabrication

F Chen, D Zhang, Q Yang, J Yong, G Du… - … applied materials & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Bioinspired special wettibilities including superhydrophobicity and tunable adhesive force
have drawn considerable attention because of their significant potential for fundamental …

Bacterial retention on superhydrophobic titanium surfaces fabricated by femtosecond laser ablation

E Fadeeva, VK Truong, M Stiesch, BN Chichkov… - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
Two-tier micro-and nanoscale quasi-periodic self-organized structures, mimicking the
surface of a lotus Nelumbo nucifera leaf, were fabricated on titanium surfaces using …

Wetting behaviour of femtosecond laser textured Ti–6Al–4V surfaces

A Cunha, AP Serro, V Oliveira, A Almeida, R Vilar… - Applied Surface …, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of the present work was to investigate the wetting behaviour of biomedical grade Ti–
6Al–4V alloy surfaces textured by a femtosecond laser treatment. The material was treated …

Laser patterned titanium surfaces with superior antibiofouling, superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning and durability: Role of line spacing

SC Vanithakumari, CA Kumar, C Thinaharan… - Surface and Coatings …, 2021 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic titanium surfaces with different line spacing (pitch) of 20, 50, 80 and 100
μm are fabricated using nanosecond laser patterning and their antibiofouling …

Shining light on nanotechnology to help repair and regeneration

A Gupta, P Avci, M Sadasivam, R Chandran… - Biotechnology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Phototherapy can be used in two completely different but complementary therapeutic
applications. While low level laser (or light) therapy (LLLT) uses red or near-infrared light …

Polarisation-dependent generation of fs-laser induced periodic surface structures

S Gräf, FA Müller - Applied Surface Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The formation of laser induced periodic surface structures (LIPPS) was investigated on
polished stainless steel surfaces under irradiation with fs-laser pulses characterised by a …

Effect of chemical solvents on the wetting behavior over time of femtosecond laser structured Ti6Al4V surfaces

G Schnell, C Polley, S Bartling, H Seitz - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The effect of chemical solvents on the wetting state of laser-structured surfaces over time is
systematically examined in this paper. By using a 300-fs laser, nanostructures were …

Time dependency of superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic surfaces produced by nanosecond laser irradiation assisted by post-annealing and silanization

H He, W Wu, Z Xi, Z Ma, L Zhang, C Wang… - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Modifying implant surfaces to be superhydrophilic or superhydrophobic is a promising
approach to improve their biocompatibility. In this paper, nanosecond laser irradiation …

Fabrication of patterned surfaces that exhibit variable wettability ranging from superhydrophobicity to high hydrophilicity by laser irradiation

C Lee, H Cho, D Kim, W Hwang - Applied surface science, 2014 - Elsevier
We present a simple method for fabricating patterned surfaces that exhibit different
wettabilities in different areas using laser machining. This process can be extended to form …