Excimer laser and lamp-based techniques applied to the nanostructuring of biomaterials

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5827, Issue , 2005, Pages 498-504

  Prendergast, Una ^a   O'Connell, Claire ^a   Sherlock, Richard ^a   Ball, Michael ^a   O'Connor, Gerard ^a   Glynn, Thomas ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cell Response; Excimer Lamp; Excimer Laser; Nanostructuring; Phase Mask; Surface Modification

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMATERIALS; BONE; CONTACT ANGLE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT; TISSUE;

CELL RESPONSE; EXCIMER LAMP; NANOSTRUCTURING; PHASE MASK;

EXCIMER LASERS;

EID: 27744567834     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.605000     Document Type: Conference Paper

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