Description:

New materials including porous ceramics are being developed to improve the effectiveness of human tissue grafting to implant surfaces. Critical parameters are the surface area, structure, homogeneity and the ratio of material types.  Optical profilometry and laser scanning techniques accurately and quickly map the pore structure and quantitatively determine, surface area, pore volume, pore depth and other key metrics (copyright Taylor Hobson). 

Industry Sectors:
Medical Technologies

Techniques:
Confocal Laser Scanning Profilometry

Keywords:
medical devices, prosthetics, implants