Wettability and Surface Morphology Investigation of RGP Eye Contact Lens Irradiated by 193 nm Excimer Laser ()
Affiliation(s)
1Physics Department, Islamic Azad University, East Azarbaijan Science and Research Branch, Tabriz, Iran.
2Laser Laboratory, Research Center of Informatic Industries, Tehran, Iran.
3Excellence in Photonics, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
ABSTRACT
In this work, Rigid
gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses based on Fluoro Silicone Acrylate, were irradiated
by using 193 nm ArFexcimer laser, at 1 Hz pulse repetition rate with 75 mJ/pulse
energy to improve surface wettability. We investigated the morphology of the
ablated area by imaging the surface modification with Atomic force microscopy
(AFM) with roughness analysis and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
Characterization techniques were performed too via contact angle measurement in
order to determine the surface wettability and Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy
(FTIR). The morphological appearance of samples reveals the effect of a
photochemical and photothermal ablation mechanism.
The laser irradiation without changing the chemical bonds has modified
the lens surface properties and increased the surface hydrophilicity.
Morphological surface changes with laser exposure and the water contact angle
decreases as the surface of the fluorosilicone acrylate material is modified.
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Ariyafar, T. , Pourakbar Saffar, A. , Tajalli, P. and Tajalli, H. (2015) Wettability and Surface Morphology Investigation of RGP Eye Contact Lens Irradiated by 193 nm Excimer Laser.
Open Access Library Journal,
2, 1-8. doi:
10.4236/oalib.1101463.
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