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Creation of a high functional bio-interface using laser fabrication
update：2020/06/16
- Features and Uniqueness
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- Using laser fabrication, we are developing techniques to enhance material surface properties and functionality. For example, to create a functional interface, we aim to clarify, by way of simulation and experimentation, the phenomenon that occurs when the surface of a material is irradiated using a laser beam.
- We expect that the results of our research will be widely applicable, including biomedical devices.
- ■ Creation of biocompatible surfaces
- Materials used for artificial organs, vessels, and other bio-implants require excellent tissue and cell biocompatibility. Therefore, we are exploring the creation of biocompatible surfaces using a new laser irradiation process in this study.
- We have succeeded in imparting a biologically active function to titanium-based materials by applying the laser irradiation technique. When such a material that has a biologically active function is inserted in a living body, hydroxyapatite (the principal constituent of bones and teeth) precipitates on the surface. Using the laser irradiation technique, we can manufacture bone-adherent implants, and we envisage their application to artificial joints or dental implants.
- This research aims to discover such breakthrough solutions for biomedical applications using the laser irradiation technique.
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Researchers
Green Goals Initiative
Masayoshi Mizutani, Professor
Ph. D. (Engineering)
