DocumentCode
2235982
Title
Femtosecond Light interaction with skin: Microspectroscopy of light-induced changes in collagen matrix
Author
Yakovlev, Vladislav V. ; Thomas, Robert J. ; Noojin, Gary ; Denton, Michael
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Wisconsin Univ., Milwaukee, WI
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Femtosecond pulses derived from a Ti:sapphire oscillator are used to locally modify collagen-rich tissue. Raman and fluorescence microspectroscopy are employed for in situ observations of structural transformations of collagen matrix.
Keywords
Raman spectra; biological effects of laser radiation; fluorescence; high-speed optical techniques; infrared spectroscopy; molecular biophysics; proteins; sapphire; skin; titanium; Raman microspectroscopy; Ti:sapphire oscillator; collagen matrix; femtosecond light interaction; fluorescence microspectroscopy; skin; Biological information theory; Biomedical imaging; Chemical lasers; Laser modes; Medical treatment; Microscopy; Optical pulses; Pulsed laser deposition; Skin; Ultrafast optics; (170.3880) Medical and biological imaging; (350.3850) Materials processing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4571445
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