Formation of Surfaces Organized on both a Micro- and Nanometer Scale by a Laser-Liquid-Solid-Interaction Process

Autor: Emilia Pecheva, Lilyana Pramatarova, Radina Presker
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Plasma Processes and Polymers. 3:248-252
ISSN: 1612-8869
1612-8850
Popis: A time-sparing method for the fabrication of structures organized on both the micro- and nanometer-scale typical of nature is demonstrated by using a laser. In the applied laser-liquid-solid-interaction method, a micrometer scale architecture with precisely controlled size and shape is created by laser irradiation of various surfaces, and nano-structured hydroxyapatite is subsequently grown. Since the latter is known as the major inorganic constituent of bones and teeth, the formation of such a material may have direct application in medicine, dentistry, and tissue engineering, particularly as the population ages. A schematic drawing of the laser-liquid-solid-interaction method.
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