Optical and thermal properties in ultrafast laser surface nanostructuring on biodegradable polymer

Shuhei Yada; Mitsuhiro Terakawa

doi:10.1117/12.2080483

9 March 2015 Optical and thermal properties in ultrafast laser surface nanostructuring on biodegradable polymer

Shuhei Yada, Mitsuhiro Terakawa

Proceedings Volume 9355, Frontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Applications XV; 935503 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2080483
Event: SPIE LASE, 2015, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We investigate the effect of optical and thermal properties in laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) formation on a poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), a biodegradable polymer. Surface properties of biomaterials are known to be one of the key factors in tissue engineering. Methods to process biomaterial surfaces have been studied widely to enhance cell adhesive and anisotropic properties. LIPSS formation has advantages in a dry processing which is able to process complex-shaped surfaces without using a toxic chemical component. LIPSS, however, was difficult to be formed on PLLA due to its thermal and optical properties compared to other polymers. To obtain new perspectives in effect of these properties above, LIPSS formation dependences on wavelength, pulse duration and repetition rate have been studied. At 800 nm of incident wavelength, high-spatial frequency LIPSS (HSFL) was formed after applying 10000 femtosecond pulses at 1.0 J/cm² in laser fluence. At 400 nm of the wavelength, HSFL was formed at fluences higher than 0.20 J/cm² with more than 3000 pulses. Since LIPSS was less formed with lower repetition rate, certain heat accumulation may be required for LIPSS formation. With the pulse duration of 2.0 ps, higher laser fluence as well as number of pulses compared to the case of 120 fs was necessary. This indicates that multiphoton absorption process is essential for LIPSS formation. Study on biodegradation modification was also performed.

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Shuhei Yada and Mitsuhiro Terakawa "Optical and thermal properties in ultrafast laser surface nanostructuring on biodegradable polymer", Proc. SPIE 9355, Frontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Applications XV, 935503 (9 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2080483

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Polymers

Laser irradiation

Femtosecond phenomena

Laser ablation

Absorption

Pulsed laser operation

Picosecond phenomena

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