Experimental and model analysis on the temperature dynamics during diode laser welding of the cornea

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Rossi, Francesca ^a   Pini, Roberto ^a   Menabuoni, Luca ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Azienda USL 4   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collagen denaturation; Cornea; Diode laser; Thermal model; Tissue welding

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; DENATURATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IRRADIATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

CORNEAL LASER WELDING; LASER-INDUCED SUTURING;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

SUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORNEA; ENERGY TRANSFER; EYE SURGERY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SWINE; THERMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORNEA; ENERGY TRANSFER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LASER SURGERY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEMICONDUCTORS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SWINE; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 34247595472     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2437156     Document Type: Article

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