Raman spectroscopic detection of silicone leakage in human breast and lymph node tissues

Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on Biophotonics - Proceedings, APBP 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 28-29

  Feng, Zhe Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DEHYDRATION; GELS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PH EFFECTS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILICONES; TISSUE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

HUMAN BREAST; LYMPH NODE TISSUES; SILICON LEAKAGE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

EID: 20844460493     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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