Near infrared laser-tissue welding using nanoshells as an exogenous absorber

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-129

  Gobin, Andre M ^a   O'Neal, D Patrick ^b   Watkins, Daniel M ^b   Halas, Naomi J ^a   Drezek, Rebekah A ^a   West, Jennifer L ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b Nanospectra Biosciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser tissue welding; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Wound

Indexed keywords

ABSORBENT; ALBUMIN; GOLD; NANOPARTICLE; NANOSHELL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER SURGERY; MUSCLE TISSUE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEAR INFRARED LASER TISSUE WELDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RAT; SKIN INCISION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE REPAIR; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; GOLD; INFRARED RAYS; LASER SURGERY; METALS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOTHERAPY; RATS; SKIN; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 24644455510     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20206     Document Type: Article

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