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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2019

Effect of hydroxy groups and microtopography generated by a nanosecond-pulsed laser on pure Ti surfaces.

Yuta Kurashina, Atsushi Ezura, Ryo Murakami, Masayoshi Mizutani, Jun Komotori

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Yuta KurashinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan.
Atsushi EzuraSchool of Integrated Design Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan.
Ryo MurakamiSchool of Integrated Design Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan.
Masayoshi MizutaniDepartment of Mechanical Systems and Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Jun KomotoriDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan. komotori@mech.keio.ac.jp.

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Abstract

In this paper, we study a process for modifying the surface microtopography of the Ti oxide layer using a nanosecond-pulsed laser (NPL). Even now, the mechanism by which hydroxyl groups are generated on the titanium surface treated by NPL is not clear. Hence, we evaluated the surface properties of the NPL defocus distances on pure titanium surfaces, and investigated the relationship between the generation of hydroxyapatites/cell viability and the titanium surface characteristics. The NPL defocus distance was varied from 0 to 4 mm. Defocus distances of 0 and 2 mm generated microtopographical features on the titanium surface, and the resulting surfaces exhibited a greater density of OH groups than the surface treated with a defocus distance of 4 mm. The surfaces treated using defocus distances of 0 and 2 mm were found to be coated with microspherical hydroxyapatite composed of coexisting plate- and needle-like crystals after immersion in simulated body fluid, and alkaline phosphatase activity assays indicated improved cell compatibility. The improvements in biocompatibility and cell compatibility were due to the pocket-like microtopographical structures formed along the processing trace. These pockets contained a large amount of OH groups, and promoted the growth of hydroxyapatite.

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LasersBiocompatible MaterialsCrystallizationDurapatiteHydroxyl RadicalSurface PropertiesTitaniumBiocompatible MaterialsDurapatiteHydroxyl RadicalTitanium

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