Aorta and Skin Tissues Welded by Near-Infrared Cr4+:YAG Laser

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 259-269

  Gayen, Tapan K ^a   Katz, A ^a   Savage, Howard E ^b   McCormick, Steven A ^b   Al Rubaiee, M ^a   Budansky, Yury ^a   Lee, John ^a   Alfano, R R ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COLLAGEN; NEODYMIUM LASERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE;

WAVELENGTH;

LASER SURGERY;

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; YTTRIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SKIN; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YAG LASER;

EID: 0142180041     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454703322564460     Document Type: Article

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