Advanced wettability analysis of implant surfaces

Abstract

New methodologies are a major driving force of scientific progress. In this case the finding that contact angles can be expressed as complex numbers offers the possibility of a much refined analysis beyond zero degrees of rough ultra-/superhydrophilic, (now called hyperhydrophilic), metal surfaces, which play a distinct role in dental and orthopedic implantology. The approaches, a short theoretical introduction and examples from medical applications are given.

Keywords

• baseline correction
• classical contact angles
• complex
• complex surface tension of water
• dental implants
• real and imaginary contact angles