Laser-induced photodecomposition of amino acids and peptides: extrapolation to corneal collagen

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1107-1115

  Nikogosyan, David N ^a   Görner, Helmut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COLLAGEN; IRRADIATION; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTOLYSIS; POLYPEPTIDES; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES;

CORNEAL COLLAGEN; LASER INDUCED PHOTODECOMPOSITION; LASER IRRADIATION; PEPTIDES; QUANTUM YIELDS; ULTRAVIOLET LASERS;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0033336455     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.796337     Document Type: Article

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