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Formation of Surfaces Organized on both a Micro‐ and Nanometer Scale by a Laser‐Liquid‐Solid‐Interaction Process
Author(s) -
Pramatarova Lilyana,
Pecheva Emilia,
Presker Radina
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.200500135
Subject(s) - nanometre , schematic , laser , materials science , fabrication , nanotechnology , micrometer , scale (ratio) , composite material , optics , mechanical engineering , engineering , physics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics , electronic engineering
Summary: 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 nanostructured 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.