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
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;
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
