Selective inactivation of viruses with femtosecond laser pulses and its potential use for in vitro therapy

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-196

  Tsen, Shaw Wei D ^a   Tsen, Yu Shan D ^b   Tsen, K T ^c   Wu, T C ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Femtosecond laser; Selective inactivation; Viruses

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954497548     PISSN: 20402295     EISSN: 20402309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/2040-2295.1.2.185     Document Type: Article

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