Novel Techniques of Titanium Surface Patterning

Surface microscopic patterns can enhance osteointegration of titanium implants in orthopedic and dental applications. It is a challenge to produce regular topographic patterns on titanium. We have developed two techniques, jet-electrochemical micromachining (Jet-EMM) and the confined etchant techniq...

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Published in:Key engineering materials 2005-01, Vol.288-289, p.619-624, Article 619
Main Authors: Leng, Yang, Lu, Xiong, Tian, Zhaowu, Jiang, Limin
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Surface microscopic patterns can enhance osteointegration of titanium implants in orthopedic and dental applications. It is a challenge to produce regular topographic patterns on titanium. We have developed two techniques, jet-electrochemical micromachining (Jet-EMM) and the confined etchant technique (CELT) to produce topographic patterns on titanium. The results demonstrate that Jet-EMM has the ability to produce micro-hole arrays on either flat or curved surfaces and CELT can fabricate complex micro patterns with limited depth on a flat surface.
ISSN:1013-9826
1662-9795
1662-9795
DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.288-289.619