Lasers that exhibit monochromaticity, directionality, coherence, and focusability have been used in health care and defense industries for over five decades. Recently, the application of lasers in medical and biomedical devices has increased significantly. Considering biomedical devices and materials are attached to the skin or implanted into the body, the immune response, inflammation control, cell adhesion, migration, and biocompatibility of the device must be investigated. Therefore, researchers are actively studying laser processing technology to control these problems. In this study, we present the different types of selective laser–material interaction techniques used in biomedical devices and materials and their characteristics. Additionally, we demonstrate how to determine the type and related processes associated with biomedical devices based on the desired treatment by depicting examples, principles, and process conditions applied to the device.
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December 2022
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October 13 2022
Recent advances in selective laser–material interaction for biomedical device applications
Seung-Hoon Um
;
Seung-Hoon Um
(Conceptualization, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Biomaterials Research Center, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
, Seoul 02792, South Korea
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Suk-Won Hwang
;
Suk-Won Hwang
(Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
2
KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University
, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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Costas P. Grigoropoulos
;
Costas P. Grigoropoulos
a)
(Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
3
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California
, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Hojeong Jeon
;
Hojeong Jeon
a)
(Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Biomaterials Research Center, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
, Seoul 02792, South Korea
2
KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University
, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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Seung Hwan Ko
Seung Hwan Ko
a)
(Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
4
Applied Nano and Thermal Science Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
, Seoul, South Korea
5
Institute of Advanced Machinery and Design (SNU-IAMD)/Institute of Engineering Research, Seoul National University
, Seoul, South Korea
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Appl. Phys. Rev. 9, 041302 (2022)
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Received:
June 02 2022
Accepted:
August 04 2022
Citation
Seung-Hoon Um, Suk-Won Hwang, Costas P. Grigoropoulos, Hojeong Jeon, Seung Hwan Ko; Recent advances in selective laser–material interaction for biomedical device applications. Appl. Phys. Rev. 1 December 2022; 9 (4): 041302. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0101634
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