In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the induced PDT response using a femtosecond laser

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7380, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Grecco, C ^a   Kurachi, C ^a   Bagnato, V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

depth of necrosis; femtosecond laser; photodegradation; photodynamic therapy; ultrashort pulse

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; DEGRADATION RATE; DEPTH OF NECROSIS; DISTILLED WATER; DRUG INJECTION; FEMTO-SECOND LASER; FEMTOSECOND LASER IRRADIATION; FLUENCE RATES; FLUENCES; HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; IN-VITRO; LIGHT PENETRATION; PHOTOGEM; SHORT-PULSED; WISTAR RAT;

DEGRADATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PLASMONS; TISSUE; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 79959748052     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.823021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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