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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2025

Biological Characterization of Ti6Al4V Additively Manufactured Surfaces: Comparison Between Ultrashort Laser Texturing and Conventional Post-Processing.

Maria Sartori, Chiara Bregoli, Melania Carniato, Luca Cavazza, Melania Maglio, Gianluca Giavaresi, Carlo Alberto Biffi, Jacopo Fiocchi, Emanuele Gruppioni, Ausonio Tuissi and 1 more

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors.

Maria SartoriSurgical Sciences and Technologies, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Di Barbiano, 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy.
Chiara BregoliInstitute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy (ICMATE), (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR), Via Gaetano Previati, 1/E, Lecco, 23900, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5033-0038
Melania CarniatoSurgical Sciences and Technologies, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Di Barbiano, 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy.
Luca CavazzaSurgical Sciences and Technologies, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Di Barbiano, 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy.
Melania MaglioSurgical Sciences and Technologies, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Di Barbiano, 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy.
Gianluca GiavaresiSurgical Sciences and Technologies, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Di Barbiano, 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy.
Carlo Alberto BiffiInstitute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy (ICMATE), (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR), Via Gaetano Previati, 1/E, Lecco, 23900, Italy.
Jacopo FiocchiInstitute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy (ICMATE), (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR), Via Gaetano Previati, 1/E, Lecco, 23900, Italy.
Emanuele GruppioniINAIL Centro Protesi, Via Rabuina 14, Vigorso di Budrio, Bologna, 40054, Italy.
Ausonio TuissiInstitute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy (ICMATE), (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR), Via Gaetano Previati, 1/E, Lecco, 23900, Italy.
Milena FiniScientific Direction, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Di Barbiano, 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy.

Funding

Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro Gli Infortuni sul Lavoro N. PR19-PAS-P4 - ADJOINT
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies, Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) has made a great contribution to optimizing the production of customized implant materials. However, the design of the ideal surface topography, capable of exerting the best biological effect without drawbacks, is still a subject of study. The aim of the present study is to topographically and biologically characterize AM-produced Ti6Al4V ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) samples by comparing different surface finishing. Vertically and horizontally samples are realized by LPBF with four surface finishing conditions (as-built, corundum-sandblasted, zirconia-sandblasted, femtosecond laser textured). Bioactivity in vitro tests are performed with human osteoblasts evaluating morphology, metabolic activity, and differentiation capabilities in direct contact with surfaces. Scanning electron microscope and profilometry analysis are used to evaluate surface morphology and samples' roughness with and without cells. All tested surfaces show good biocompatibility. The influence of material surface features is evident in the early evaluation, with the most promising results of morphological study for laser texturing. Deposition orientations seem to influence metabolic activities, with XZ orientation more effective than XY. Current data provide the first positive feedback on the biocompatibility of laser texturing finishing, still poorly described in the literature, and support the future clinical development of devices produced with a combination of LPBF and different finishing treatments.

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Biocompatible MaterialsLasersTitaniumAlloysHumansMaterials TestingOsteoblastsSurface PropertiesAlloysBiocompatible MaterialsTitaniumtitanium alloy (TiAl6V4)bioactivitycytotoxicitylaser texturingLPBF Ti6Al4V ELIsurface finishing

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PMID39436093
PMCPMC11804838

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