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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2015
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Bekir Sami Yilbas, Dhahran, SA;
Haider Ali, Dhahran, SA;
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A method of treating a ceramic surface containing zirconia, whereby the ceramic surface is ablated by directing a laser beam with a diameter of 200-400 μm produced by a COlaser with a pulse frequency of 1200-1800 Hz onto the ceramic surface, and a Nassist gas is concurrently applied with a pressure of 550-650 KPa co-axially with the laser beam to form an ablated ceramic surface comprising microgrooves with ZrN present on a surface of the microgrooves, wherein the ablated ceramic surface has a higher surface hydrophobicity than the ceramic surface prior to the ablating.