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△ [20p-B401-1] Femtosecond laser formed nanostructures on PLA surface for control of cell elongation
Keywords:femtosecond laser, Poly-lactic-acid, control of cell elongation
Poly-lactic-acid (PLA) has been widely used as biomaterial. In order to add a new function to PLA, we developed a method to form periodic nanostructures on PLA film surface by femtosecond laser irradiation with a wavelength of 800 nm. Since PLA had a low absorbance of light in the near-infrared wavelength region, it was difficult to form the structures by femtosecond laser irradiation on PLA surface. We proposed a method that the femtosecond laser was focused on a titanium (Ti) plate surface through a polymer plate. A cell cultivation test was carried out on PLA plate with and without periodic nanostructures. Consequently, although cells (MG-63) on the non-irradiated PLA plate were spread in a random direction, cell spreading on the PLA plate with periodic nanostructures occurs along the grooves.