Collateral damage-free debridement using 193 nm ArF laser
James J. Wynne, Jerome M. Felsenstein, et al.
SPIE Photonics West BiOS 2011
We report on the use of pulsed ultraviolet-laser irradiation at 193 nm from an argon-fluoride laser and at 248 nm from a krypton-fluoride laser to ablate skin. In vitro, both wavelengths performed comparably, removing tissue precisely and cleanly, and leaving minimal thermal damage to the surrounding tissue. In vivo, the 193-nm laser radiation failed to remove tissue after bleeding began. The 248-nm radiation, however, continued to remove tissue despite bleeding and left a clean incision with only minimal thermal damage. The krypton-fluoride excimer laser beam at 248 nm, which should be deliverable through a quartz optical fiber, has great potential as a surgical instrument. © 1985, American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
James J. Wynne, Jerome M. Felsenstein, et al.
SPIE Photonics West BiOS 2011
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Journal of Physical Chemistry
James J. Wynne
IQEC 1984
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Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications