Experimental Study of Cryogen Spray Properties for Application in Dermatologic Laser Surgery

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 863-869

  Aguilar, Guillermo ^a   Majaron, Boris ^b   Karapetian, Emil ^b   Lavemia, Enrique J ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplet size; nozzle geometry; skin cooling

Indexed keywords

FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; NORFLURANE; PROPELLANT;

ARTICLE; BURN; CHEMISTRY; CRYOTHERAPY; DERMATOLOGY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW KINETICS; HEAT; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AEROSOL PROPELLANTS; BURNS; CRYOTHERAPY; DERMATOLOGY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEAT; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; LASER SURGERY; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; RHEOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0042664126     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2003.813537     Document Type: Article

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