In this work, femtosecond laser pulses at high repetition rates were used to fabricate unique microstructures on the surface of Ti6Al4V. We investigated the influence of pulse overlap and laser repetition rates on structure formation. Laser texturing with a high degree of overlap resulted in melting of the material, leading to the formation of specific microstructures that can be used as cavities for drug delivery. The reason for melt formation is attributed to local heat accumulation at high repetition rates. Such structures can be fabricated on materials with low thermal conductivity, which prevent heat dissipation into the bulk of the material. The heat accumulation effect has also been demonstrated on steel, which also has low thermal conductivity.
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