In vitro conjunctival incision repair by temperature-controlled laser soldering

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Norman, Galia ^a   Rabi, Yaron ^b   Assia, Ehud ^a   Katzir, Abraham ^b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Albumin; Conjunctival; Indocyanine areen; Laser tissue interaction; Laser tissue soldering; Porcine eve

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; BEFORE AND AFTER; CONTROL GROUPS; EX-VIVO PORCINE EYES; FIBER OPTIC LASERS; IN-VITRO; INDOCYANINE; INDOCYANINE GREEN; LASER SOLDERING; LASER TISSUE SOLDERING; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; THERMAL DAMAGE; WOUND CLOSURE;

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; LASERS; MERCURY (METAL);

SOLDERING;

SUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVA; EYE SURGERY; INSTRUMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PRESSURE; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVA; LASER THERAPY; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PRESSURE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70449747862     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3262610     Document Type: Article

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