Ablation of tissue by 308-nm excimer laser pulses is accompanied by explosive water bubble formation

Ton G. van Leeuwen; E. Duco Jansen; Massoud Motamedi; A. J. Welch; Cornelius Borst

Ablation of tissue by 308-nm excimer laser pulses is accompanied by explosive water bubble formation

Ton G. van Leeuwen, E. Duco Jansen, Massoud Motamedi, A. J. Welch, Cornelius Borst

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Abstract

Various types of pulsed lasers such as the excimer laser have been used in the ablation of tissue. The study introduced in this note aims to investigate whether the excimer laser induced bubble also derives from vaporized water. As such, the threshold radiant exposure for bubble formation at a bare fiber tip was compared to that of two types of excimer lasers. An absorber was added to the water to induce bubble formation. The results indicate that laser induced bubble is predominantly water vapor. In both mid-infrared lasers and ultraviolet lasers, the vaporization of water is a conceal event for tissue ablation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	276-277
Number of pages	2
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 1994 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Amsterdam, Neth Duration: Aug 28 1994 → Sep 2 1994

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Other	Proceedings of the 1994 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe
City	Amsterdam, Neth
Period	8/28/94 → 9/2/94

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Control and Systems Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Ablation of tissue by 308-nm excimer laser pulses is accompanied by explosive water bubble formation

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