... of Nitinol stent surfaces was first performed and the surface topography was analyzed using an optical profilometer. The results showed that the surface texture parameters such as surface area ratio, its roughness, volume of fluid retained per unit area, and mean valley slope suitable for drug adhesion...

... on the surface of an implant. A patterned surface promotes bone ingrowth by providing a rough surface texture. Also, LSP imparts deep compressive residual stresses below the surface, which could potentially slow corrosion rates. Unique surface topographies were fabricated by changing the laser power and peening...

..., and lubrication effect by surface coating. But it is very rare to apply surface texture technique to a metallic prosthesis bearing surface although it has proven very successful in many engineering applications including automobile industry due to secondary lubrication effect and hydrodynamic effect. A TE 77 high...