An analysis of heat removal during cryogen spray cooling and effects of simultaneous airflow application

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 477-486

  Torres, Jorge H ^a   Tunnell, James W ^a   Pikkula, Brian M ^a   Anvari, Bahman ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Evaporation; Heat flux; Laser therapy; Refrigerant; Selective thermal injury

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; COOLING; CRYOSURGERY; EPIDERMIS; HEAT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN SURFACE;

AEROSOL PROPELLANTS; AIR MOVEMENTS; EPOXY RESINS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; LASER SURGERY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0034943116     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.1077     Document Type: Article

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