TC4表面飞秒激光改性及其生物相容性研究

    Study on Femtosecond Laser Modification of TC4 Surface and Its Biocompatibility

    • 摘要: 为了更好地匹配人体骨骼力学性能并促进骨细胞生长与附着,减少应力屏蔽效应,采用飞秒激光在TC4钛合金表面加工出环型微孔结构,以探究其对细胞生物相容性的影响。通过扫描电镜(SEM)观察表面形貌特征,采用X射线衍射仪分析其相组成,利用激光共聚焦显微镜分析表面粗糙度及三维形貌,采用接触角测量仪表征样品的润湿性。结果表明,飞秒激光改性后相组成基本没有变化,钛合金表面形成凸起圆环结构,环型边缘分布密集微孔,整体表面粗糙度为3.643 μm。圆环边缘与圆心横纵截面存在高度差,且材料的亲水性显著提高。与未改性的TC4钛合金相比,具备微孔结构的样品表面细胞黏附数量更多,细胞增殖速度更快,细胞形态良好。综上,通过飞秒激光在TC4表面加工出环型微孔结构,使其在不改变相组成,仅改变表面形貌下,其细胞生物相容性得到提高,这为TC4钛合金在生物医用领域的应用提供了新思路。

       

      Abstract: To enhance compatibility with the mechanical properties of human bone, promote osteoblast growth and mitigate the stress shielding effect, a femtosecond laser was used to fabricate a ring-shaped microporous structure on the surface of TC4 titanium alloy. The influence of this structure on cellular biocompatibility was investigated. The surface morphology characteristics were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the phase composition was analyzed by X-ray diffraction, surface roughness and three-dimensional morphology were evaluated through laser confocal microscopy, and the wettability of the sample was characterized via contact angle measurements. The findings indicate that the phase composition remains essentially unchanged after processing. The titanium alloy surface exhibits a raised circular structure with dense micropores distributed along the ring edges. The overall surface roughness is 3.643 μm. A height difference exists between the transverse and longitudinal cross-sections at the ring edge and the center, and the hydrophilicity of the material is significantly enhanced. Cell tests show that compared with unprocessed TC4 titanium alloy, samples with microporous structures exhibit greater cell adhesion, faster cell proliferation and favorable cell morphology on their surfaces. In conclusion, the annular microporous structure fabricated on TC4 surfaces by femtosecond laser processing improves cellular biocompatibility merely by altering surface topography without changing phase composition. This provides a new strategy for the application of TC4 titanium alloy in biomedical fields.

       

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