Study on Surface Roughness, Morphology, and Wettability of Laser-Modified Powder Metallurgy-Processed Ti-Graphite Composite Intended for Dental Application.

Peter Šugár, Richard Antala, Jana Šugárová, Jaroslav Kováčik, Vladimír Pata

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Peter ŠugárInstitute of Production Technologies, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, Slovak University of Technology, J. Bottu 25, 917 24 Trnava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-9499-5672

Richard AntalaInstitute of Production Technologies, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, Slovak University of Technology, J. Bottu 25, 917 24 Trnava, Slovakia.

Jana ŠugárováInstitute of Production Technologies, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, Slovak University of Technology, J. Bottu 25, 917 24 Trnava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-3468-2148

Jaroslav KováčikSlovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 13 Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-6970-0406

Vladimír PataDepartment of Production Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University, Vavrečkova 5669, 960 01 Zlín, Czech Republic.

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Implementation of innovative learning methods and practical training to education in the field of production technologies and production management to increase the attractiveness of study and support the key competencies of the students 026STU-4/2023Laser surface modification of Ti -TiB2 biocom-posites prepared by powder metallurgy process in order to increase their osseointegration 2/0054/23Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic VEGA 2/0054/23 and KEGA 026STU-4/2023The research of the laser modified surfaces of biomedical Ti-based material prepared by powder metallurgy way KOMPLAS

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Abstract

In this study, the surface laser treatment of a new type of dental biomaterial, a Ti-graphite composite, prepared by low-temperature powder metallurgy, was investigated. Different levels of output laser power and the scanning speed of the fiber nanosecond laser with a wavelength of 1064 nm and argon as a shielding gas were used in this experiment. The surface integrity of the machined surfaces was evaluated to identify the potential for the dental implant's early osseointegration process, including surface roughness parameter documentation by contact and non-contact methods, surface morphology assessment by scanning electron microscopy, and surface wettability estimation using the sessile drop technique. The obtained results showed that the surface roughness parameters attributed to high osseointegration relevance (Rsk, Rku, and Rsm) were not significantly influenced by laser power, and on the other hand, the scanning speed seems to have the most prevalent effect on surface roughness when exhibiting statistical differences in all evaluated profile roughness parameters except Rvk. The obtained laser-modified surfaces were hydrophilic, with a contact angle in the range of 62.3° to 83.2°.

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compositecontact anglelasermachiningmorphologypowder metallurgyroughnesssurfacetitanium

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PMID38135997

DOI10.3390/bioengineering10121406

PMCPMC10740645

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