Resumo (PT):
Abstract (EN):
The present work is an investigation of the biological response to the presence of grooves 3 μm deep, 15 μm wide
and spaced by 100 μm, produced with femtosecond laser on β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP). The heat affected
zone generated by the laser irradiation was investigated. Micro-Raman spectroscopy showed a transformation
from β-TCP phase into α-TCP phase, localised inside the grooves. The X Ray Diffraction analyses, correlated with
micro-Raman data, confirmed that the use of femtosecond pulsed laser enables to limit the thermal impact. A
selection of optimised process parameters allowed to obtain β-TCP micro-patterned surfaces avoiding any phase
transformation. The increase of the wettability with the micro-patterning, compared to smooth surfaces, was
highlighted. An improvement of the osteoblastic proliferation was also demonstrated. Finally, the tendency of
cell elongation along the grooves direction showed the ability of osteoblastic cells to adapt their morphology to
the support topography on which they grow.
Language:
English
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific
No. of pages:
9