Abstract: In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, the disclosure, in one aspect, relates to methods for producing a microtextured surface on a substrate. The method involves the surface of the substrate to a pulsed laser across the substrate at a controlled overlap of each pulsed laser to produce the microtextured surface. The morphology of the microtextured surface can be varied by controlling the laser processing parameters. The microtextured surfaces produced by the methods described herein possess a significantly higher adhesion strength to surface coatings such as, for example, metal coatings when compared to conventional texturizing techniques.