Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Experimental investigation of laser surface texturing and related biocompatibility of pure titanium

  • ORIGINAL ARTICLE
  • Published:
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

While pure titanium is a material of choice for medical applications for its excellent mechanical and chemical properties, further improving its surface-related functionalities by surface texturing is also promising. In the present work, we experimentally investigate the fabrication, as well as the resulting functionalities of surface wettability and biocompatibility, of precise mesh-type surface textures on pure titanium by picosecond pulsed laser ablation operating at 1064 nm wavelength. Specifically, the dependence of microgroove morphology on average power and scanning speed is evaluated to yield optimized laser processing parameters, which are utilized to fabricate high precision mesh-type surface textures with uniform feature size and limited thermal effects on pure titanium. Subsequent performance evaluation tests demonstrate that the mesh-type surface textures induce a beneficial effect on the biocompatibility with respect to BMSC cells due to the enhanced hydrophilicity.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
Fig. 11
Fig. 12
Fig. 13
Fig. 14
Fig. 15

Similar content being viewed by others

Data availability

The raw/processed data required to reproduce these findings cannot be shared at this time as the data also forms part of an ongoing study.

Reference

  1. Geetha M, Singh AK, Asokamani R, Gogia AK (2009) Ti based biomaterials, the ultimate choice for orthopaedic implants-A review. Prog Mater Sci 54:397–425

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Panjan P, Drnovšek A, Gselman P, Čekada M, Panjan M (2020) Review of growth defects in thin films prepared by PVD techniques. Coatings 10:447

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Shokrani A, Dhokia V, Newman ST (2012) Environmentally conscious machining of difficult-to-machine materials with regard to cutting fluids. Int J Mach Tool Manuf 57:83–101

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Durairaj S, Guo J, Aramcharoen A, Castagne S (2018) An experimental study into the effect of micro-textures on the performance of cutting tool. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 98:1011–1030

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Guo B, Sun J, Hua Y, Zhan N, Jia J, Chu K (2020) Femtosecond Laser Micro/Nano-manufacturing: Theories, Measurements, Methods, and Applications. Nanomanufacturing and Metrology 3:26–67

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Kurella A, Dahotre NB (2005) Surface modification for bioimplants: the role of laser surface engineering. J Biomater Appl 20:5–50

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Earl C, Castrejón-Pita JR, Hilton PA, O’Neill W (2016) The dynamics of laser surface modification. J Manuf Process 21:214–223

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Wang MZ, Wang CB, Kang JJ, Zhu LN, Yue W, Fu ZQ (2017) Effect of laser surface texture shape parameters on the tribological properties of titanium alloys. China Surface Engineering 30:71–77

    Google Scholar 

  9. Kümmel D, Hamann-Schroer M, Hetzner H, Schneider J (2019) Tribological behavior of nanosecond-laser surface textured Ti6Al4V. Wear 422:261–268

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Xu JL, Tan WS, Hu ZR, Wang ST, Zhou JZ (2022) Study on High Temperature Friction and Wear Properties of Laser Surface Microtexture of TC4 Titanium Alloy. Laser Optoelectron Prog 59:1114002

    Google Scholar 

  11. Cunha A, Serro AP, Oliveira V, Almeida A, Vilar R, Durrieu MC (2013) Wetting behaviour of femtosecond laser textured Ti-6Al-4V surfaces. Appl Surf Sci 265:688–696

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Li HY, Li LQ, Huang RR, Tan CW, Yang J, Xia HB, Chen B, Song XG (2021) The effect of surface texturing on the laser-induced wetting behavior of AlSi5 alloy on Ti6Al4V alloy. Appl Surf Sci 566:150630

  13. MacDonald DE, Markovic B, Allen M, Somasundaran P, Boskey AL (1998) Surface analysis of human plasma fibronectin adsorbed to commercially pure titanium materials. J Biomed Mater Res 41:120–130

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Conradi M, Kocijan A, Klobčar D, Godec M (2020) Influence of Laser Texturing on Microstructure, Surface and Corrosion Properties of Ti-6Al-4V. Metals 10:1504

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Xu Y, Li ZP, Zhang GQ, Wang G, Zeng ZX, Wang CT, Wang CC, Zhao SC, Zhang YD, Ren TH (2019) Electrochemical corrosion and anisotropic tribological properties of bioinspired hierarchical morphologies on Ti-6Al-4V fabricated by laser texturing. Tribol Int 134:352–364

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Zhou Y, Yang GZ, Zhang WJ, Hu J (2018) Investigating the effect of picosecond laser texturing on microstructure and biofunctionalization of titanium alloy. J Mater Process Technol 255:129–136

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Kumari R, Scharnweber T, Pfleging W, Besser H, Majumdar JD (2015) Laser surface textured titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V)-Part II-Studies on bio-compatibility. Appl Surf Sci 357:750–758

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Cunha A, Zouani OF, Plawinski L, Rego AMB, Almeida1 A, Vilar R, Durrieu MC (2015) Human mesenchymal stem cell behavior on femtosecond laser-textured Ti-6Al-4V surfaces. Nanomedicine 10:725–739

  19. Ataee A, Li Y, Brandt M, Wen C (2018) Ultrahigh-strength titanium gyroid scaffolds manufactured by selective laser melting (SLM) for bone implant applications. Acta Mater 158:354–368

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Yan M, Xu W, Dargusch MS, Tang HP, Brandt M, Qian M (2014) Review of effect of oxygen on room temperature ductility of titanium and titanium alloys. Powder Metall 57:251–257

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Duan WQ, Mei XS, Fan ZJ, Li JC, Wang KD, Zhang YF (2020) Electrochemical corrosion assisted laser drilling of micro-hole without recast layer. Optik 202:163577

  22. Yang Z, Sista S, Elmer JW, Debroy T (2000) Three dimensional Monte Carlo simulation of grain growth during GTA welding of titanium. Acta Mater 48:4813–4825

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Mishra S, Debroy T (2004) Measurements and Monte Carlo simulation of grain growth in the heat-affected zone of Ti-6Al-4V welds. Acta Mater 52:1183–1192

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. Li JB, Liu S, Yu AB, Xiang ST (2018) Effect of laser surface texture on CuSn6 bronze sliding against PTFE material under dry friction. Tribol Int 118:37–45

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Zhan XH, Yi P, Liu YC, Xiao PF, Zhu XY, Ma J (2020) Effects of single-and multi-shape laser-textured surfaces on tribological properties under dry friction. Proc IME C J Mech Eng Sci 234:1382–1392

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Wang W, He YY, Zhao J, Mao JY, Hu YT, Luo JB (2020) Optimization of groove texture profile to improve hydrodynamic lubrication performance: Theory and experiments. Friction 8:83–94

  27. Pratap T, Patra K (2020) Tribological performances of symmetrically micro-textured Ti-6Al-4V alloy for hip joint. Int J Mech Sci 182:105736

  28. Li D, Neumann AW (1992) Contact angles on hydrophobic solid surfaces and their interpretation. J Colloid Interface Sci 148:190–200

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. Khosroshahi ME, Mahmoodi M, Saeedinasab H, Tahrir M (2008) Evaluation of mechanical and electrochemical properties of laser surface modified Ti-6Al-4V for biomedical applications: in vitro study. Surf Eng 24:209–218

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Xu SZ, Chen Y, Liu H, Miao MM, Yuan XD, Jiang XD (2020) Femtosecond laser ablation of Ti alloy and Al alloy. Optik 212:164628

  31. Wenzel RN (1936) Resistance of solid surfaces to wetting by water. Ind Eng Chem 28:988–994

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. Marmur A (1983) Equilibrium and spreading of liquids on solid surfaces. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 19:75–102

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. Wang XD, Zhang Y, Lee DJ, Peng XF (2007) Spreading of completely wetting or partially wetting power-law fluid on solid surface. Langmuir 23:9258–9262

    Article  Google Scholar 

  34. Liang ZP, Wang XD, Lee DJ, Peng XF, Su A (2009) Spreading dynamics of power-law fluid droplets. J Phys Condens Matter 21:464117

  35. Tiainen L, Abreu P, Buciumeanu M, Silva F, Gasik M, Guerrero RS, Carvalho O (2019) Novel laser surface texturing for improved primary stability of titanium implants. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 98:26–39

    Article  Google Scholar 

  36. Cai L, Zhang L, Dong J, Wang S (2012) Photocured biodegradable polymer substrates of varying stiffness and microgroove dimensions for promoting nerve cell guidance and differentiation. Langmuir 28:12557–12568

    Article  Google Scholar 

  37. Zheng Q, Mao L, Shi Y, Fu W, Hu Y (2020) Biocompatibility of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy implants with laser microgrooved surfaces. Mater Technol 1–10

Download references

Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)-German Research Foundation (DFG) international joint research programme (51761135106), the Science Challenge Project (TZ2018006-0201-02).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Center for Precision Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China

    Haoyu Li & Junjie Zhang

  2. Department of Laboratory, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China

    Xin Wang, Binyu Wang & Yu Liu

  3. BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, 44789, Germany

    Marina Breisch

  4. Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, 44801, Germany

    Alexander Hartmaier

  5. V. Bakul Institute for Superhard MaterialsNational Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, 04074, Ukraine

    Igor Rostotskyi & Vyacheslav Voznyy

  6. Department of Blood Transfusion, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China

    Yu Liu

Authors
  1. Haoyu Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Xin Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Junjie Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Binyu Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Marina Breisch
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Alexander Hartmaier
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Igor Rostotskyi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. Vyacheslav Voznyy
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  9. Yu Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Contributions

Junjie Zhang and Yu Liu conceived the project. Haoyu Li, Xin Wang and Binyu Wang established the device and performed the experiments; Marina Breisch, Alexander Hartmaier, Igor Rostotskyi and Vyacheslav Voznyy discussed the results. Haoyu Liu, Junjie Zhang, Alexander Hartmaier and Yu Liu wrote the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript for the submission.

Corresponding authors

Correspondence to Junjie Zhang or Yu Liu.

Ethics declarations

Ethical approval

Not applicable.

Consent to participate

Not applicable.

Consent to publish

Not applicable.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Li, H., Wang, X., Zhang, J. et al. Experimental investigation of laser surface texturing and related biocompatibility of pure titanium. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 119, 5993–6005 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-08710-6

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-08710-6

Keywords

Search

Navigation