Optimal parameters for laser tissue soldering: II. Premixed versus separate dye-solder techniques

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 346-356

  McNally, Karen M ^a,b   Sorg, Brian S ^b   Chan, Eric K ^b   Welch, Ashley J ^b   Dawes, Judith M ^a   Owen, Earl R ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Microsearch Foundation of Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Indocyanine green dye; Protein solder; Scanning electron microscopy; Tensile strength; Tissue repair

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIODE LASER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE REPAIR;

ABSORPTION; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CATTLE; COLORING AGENTS; HEAT; INDOCYANINE GREEN; LASER COAGULATION; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ADHESIVES; WATER;

EID: 0034119692     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(2000)26:4<346::AID-LSM2>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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