Topography and wettability characterization of surfaces manufactured by SLM and treated by chemical etching

Topography and wettability characterization of surfaces manufactured by SLM and treated by chemical etching

Selective Laser Melting process represents an interesting opportunity in the biomedical field to fabricate customized implants. However, the surface roughness of components obtained through additive manufacturing is a major limitation and affects the surface wettability. In the present work, chemica...

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Published in:Mechanics of advanced materials and structures Vol. 29; no. 12; pp. 1674 - 1691
Main Authors: Thenard, T., Catapano, A., Allena, R., El May, M., Saintier, N., Mesnard, M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 03-05-2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Additive manufacturing
biomedical implants
Biomedical materials
Chemical etching
Etching
Laser beam melting
Life Sciences
Material properties
Parameters
Rapid prototyping
selective laser melting
Surface roughness
Surgical implants
topography
Weight loss
Wettability
Wetting
chemical etching
selective laser melting
Additive manufacturing
biomedical implants
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Summary:Selective Laser Melting process represents an interesting opportunity in the biomedical field to fabricate customized implants. However, the surface roughness of components obtained through additive manufacturing is a major limitation and affects the surface wettability. In the present work, chemical etching is adopted to deal with such an issue. To do so, the effects of chemical etching parameters (such as immersion time and composition of the solution) on the surface roughness, weight loss and wettability is analyzed. Different samples (obtained through different printing orientations) are considered. The tests show that the roughness and the wetting of the surfaces are improved thanks to chemical etching. As a major result, the most influencing parameters on surface wetting are two: the roughness and the material properties (which vary with samples depth).
ISSN:1537-6494
1537-6532
DOI:10.1080/15376494.2020.1836292