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Influence of Femtosecond Laser Modification on Biomechanical and Biofunctional Behavior of Porous Titanium Substrates

Journal

MATERIALS
Volume 15, Issue 9, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma15092969

Keywords

porous titanium; femtosecond laser; surface modification; instrumented micro-indentation; scratch test; wettability; cellular behavior

Funding

  1. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion del Gobierno de Espana [PID2019-109371GB-100]
  2. Junta de Andalucia (Spain) [PAIDI P20-00671]

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This study investigates the effects of modifying the texture and surface roughness of porous titanium samples using a femtosecond Yb-doped fiber laser on implant performance. The results show that the laser treatment creates a rough surface with micro-columns and micro-holes covered by ripples over micro-metric structures. The optimal candidate for bone tissue replacement is a titanium sample with 30% porosity and a pore range size of 100-200 μm.
Bone resorption and inadequate osseointegration are considered the main problems of titanium implants. In this investigation, the texture and surface roughness of porous titanium samples obtained by the space holder technique were modified with a femtosecond Yb-doped fiber laser. Different percentages of porosity (30, 40, 50, and 60 vol.%) and particle range size (100-200 and 355-500 mu m) were compared with fully-dense samples obtained by conventional powder metallurgy. After femtosecond laser treatment the formation of a rough surface with micro-columns and micro-holes occurred for all the studied substrates. The surface was covered by ripples over the micro-metric structures. This work evaluates both the influence of the macro-pores inherent to the spacer particles, as well as the micro-columns and the texture generated with the laser, on the wettability of the surface, the cell behavior (adhesion and proliferation of osteoblasts), micro-hardness (instrumented micro-indentation test, P-h curves) and scratch resistance. The titanium sample with 30 vol.% and a pore range size of 100-200 mu m was the best candidate for the replacement of small damaged cortical bone tissues, based on its better biomechanical (stiffness and yield strength) and biofunctional balance (bone in-growth and in vitro osseointegration).

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