Modulated and continuous-wave operations of low-power thulium (Tm:YAP) laser in tissue welding

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Bilici, Temei ^a   Tabakoǧlu, Haşjm Özgür ^a   Topaloǧlu, Nermin ^a   Kalaycioglu, Hamit ^b   Kurt, Adnan ^c   Sennaroglu, Alphan ^b   Gulsoy, Murat ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Teknofil Inc   (Turkey)

Author keywords

1980 nm; Histology; Laser tissue welding; Tensile strength; Thulium; Wistar rat skin

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE OPERATION; CONTINUOUS WAVES; DIODE LASERS; LASER TISSUE WELDING; LOW POWER; MODES OF OPERATION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN SAMPLES; SURFACE LAYERS; TENSILE FORCES; TENSILE TESTS; THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS; TISSUE WELDING; TM:YAP LASERS; WATER CHILLER; WISTAR RAT;

HISTOLOGY; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; RESONATORS; TENSILE TESTING; THULIUM; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

THULIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIREFRINGENCE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; EPIDERMIS; HISTOLOGY; INFRARED RADIATION; INJURY; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RAT; TENSILE STRENGTH; WISTAR RAT; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIREFRINGENCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EPIDERMIS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFRARED RAYS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TENSILE STRENGTH; THULIUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77953006389     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3431108     Document Type: Article

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