Enhancing surface free energy and hydrop
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F. Rupp; L. Scheideler; N. Olshanska; M. de Wild; M. Wieland; J. Geis-Gerstorfer
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Roughness‐induced hydrophobicity, well‐known from natural plant surfaces and intensively studied toward superhydrophobic surfaces, has currently been identified on microstructured titanium implant surfaces. Studies indicate that microstructuring by sandblasting and acid etching (SLA) en