Laser Surface Modification of Biomaterials: Techniques and Applications

Laser Surface Modification of Biomaterials: Techniques and Applications covers this expanding field, which has many potential applications, including biomaterials. Laser surface modification of biomaterials enables the production of hybrid materials with different functionality in the bulk as well as the thin, sub-micrometer surface layer.

This book will provide readers with a comprehensive review of the technology and its applications. Chapters in Part 1 look at the techniques and considerations of laser surface modification, while Part 2 reviews laser surface modification techniques of the most important classes of biomaterials, with a final set of chapters discussing application specific laser surface modification.

Offers a comprehensive review of laser surface modification techniquesPresents recent developments, fundamentals, and progress in laser surface modificationReviews laser surface modification applications across a range of materialsEmphasizes applications in biomaterials

Part one Techniques and considerations for laser surface modification of biomaterials

1 High precision patterning of biomaterials using direct laser interference patterning

2 Laser deposition of biomedical coatings

3 Biochemical surface functionalization of biomaterials using lasers

4 Characterization of laser surface modified biomaterials

5 Stability of laser surface modified implants

6 Surface structuring of biomaterial surfaces with ultra-short pulsed laser radiation

7 Combinatorial Methods in Coating Materials Design for Biomedical Applications

Part two Laser surface modification techniques for biomaterials

8 Laser surface modification of metallic biomaterials

9 Laser surface modification of polymer biomaterials

10 Laser surface modification of biological hard tissues

11 Laser surface modification of tissue-implant interface

12 Laser Surface Treatment of Ceramics for Biological Applications: A review

13 Femtosecond laser surface texturing of biomedical titanium alloys