Title :
Tissue welding by Thulium laser system: Predosimetry studies
Author :
Bilici, T. ; Tabakoglu, O. ; Kalaycioglu, H. ; Topaloglu, N. ; Kurt, Arda ; Sennaroglu, Alphan ; Gulsoy, Murat
Abstract :
Laser tissue welding predosimetry studies are performed on Wistar rat skin by using diode-pumped and fiber-coupled Thulium (Tm:YAP) laser system emitting at 1980 nm, which is developed for medical applications. The success of laser tissue welding at 100 mW ve 160 mW of Tm:YAP laser powers is analyzed by macroscopy and histology results. Tm:YAP laser dosimetry of 100 mW, 5 second (34,66 W/cm2) is found successful for tissue welding studies.
Keywords :
bio-optics; dosimetry; fibre lasers; laser applications in medicine; laser beam welding; optical microscopy; skin; thulium; yttrium compounds; YAP:Tm; diode-pumped laser system; fiber-coupled thulium YAP laser system; laser tissue welding; power 100 mW; power 160 mW; predosimetry study; wavelength 1980 nm; Biomedical equipment; Diodes; Dosimetry; Fiber lasers; Medical services; Power lasers; Proteins; Skin; Soldering; Welding;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering Meeting, 2009. BIYOMUT 2009. 14th National
Conference_Location :
Balcova, Izmir
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3605-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3606-4
DOI :
10.1109/BIYOMUT.2009.5130347
