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Effect of different laser texture configurations on improving surface wettability and wear characteristics of Ti6Al4V implant material

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In this paper, the effect of different laser-textured Ti6Al4V alloy surface topologies on improving wettability and tribology characteristics is reported. Three texture patterns, namely dimple, moat and hybrid configurations, using an Nd-YAG laser source with varying scanning speed were prepared on the implant material surface. Surface properties, such as micro-hardness, wettability, friction, wear and elemental analysis, were studied. The morphology and features of the textured surfaces were investigated using a scanning electron microscope. The surface oxidation was evidenced through EDS analysis showing the presence of oxygen (22.9%) and carbon (11.7%) on the laser-textured surface. The wettability analysis has shown the formation of hydrophilicity on the textured surfaces. The moat pattern surface has the highest textured density of 58% and the least contact angle of 51.5°. The wear test results show an improved tribological property for textured surfaces than the non-textured surface. This study shows that the moat type-textured configuration is more effective for creating functional surfaces of Ti6Al4V bio-implant material followed by hybrid and dimple configurations.

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Velayuthaperumal, S., Radhakrishnan, R. Effect of different laser texture configurations on improving surface wettability and wear characteristics of Ti6Al4V implant material. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng. 45, 363 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-023-04287-7

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