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Improving the antibacterial performance of 304 stainless steel using Nd-YAG laser irradiation

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In this paper, the effect of Nd-YAG laser irradiation with the wavelength of 1064 nm on the formation of micro and nanostructures on the surface of stainless steel and its influence on the bacterial adhesion is investigated. Field Emission scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and sessile drop method were used to investigate the irradiated sample morphology, topography, chemical modifications and wetting properties, respectively. Finally, the bacterial adhesion test was done on irradiated and non-irradiated surfaces. The results show that formation of dense microstructures with nano roughness on the surface following laser irradiation at a fluence above the ablation threshold, leads to antibacterial properties of the sample.

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A special thanks to Mr. Mehrdad Saffarieh for his help in writing this paper.

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  1. Department of Physics, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Sahar Sohrabi, Bijan Ghafary & Mahmood Mollabashi

  2. Photonics and Quantum Technologies Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

    Hedieh Pazokian & Mohsen Montazerolghaem

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation and data collection were performed by SS, HP and MM. Data analysis was performed by HP, SS, BG and MM. The first draft of the manuscript was written by SS and HP and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Sohrabi, S., Pazokian, H., Ghafary, B. et al. Improving the antibacterial performance of 304 stainless steel using Nd-YAG laser irradiation. Appl. Phys. A 130, 104 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-023-07261-1

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