Chan, Chi-WaiHussain, IssamWaugh, David G.Lawrence, JonathanMan, Hau-Chung2015-04-222015-04-222014-05-22Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2014, 42, pp. 254-2630928-493110.1016/j.msec.2014.05.022http://hdl.handle.net/10034/550476NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Materials Science and Engineering: C. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Materials Science and Engineering: C, 42, September 2014, doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.05.022The objectives of this study were to investigate the effect of laser-induced surface features on the morphology, attachment and viability of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) at different periods of time, and to evaluate the biocompatibility of different zones: laser-melted zone (MZ), heat-affected zone (HAZ) and base metal (BM) in laser-treated NiTi alloy.enArchived with thanks to Materials Science and Engineering: Cmesenchymal stem cellfiber laserlaser treatmentNiTishape memory alloyArticle1873-0191Materials Science and Engineering: C