Effects of Nd:YAG laser treatment on the wettability characteristics of a zirconia-based bioceramic

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 803-814

  Hao, L ^a   Lawrence, J ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Nd:YAG laser; Surface energy; Wettability characteristics; Zirconia

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BONE; CONTACT ANGLE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); INTERFACIAL ENERGY; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; WETTING; ZIRCONIA;

ND:YAG LASER; WETTABILITY CHARACTERISTICS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 33645141788     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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