Ultra-violet and infra-red laser ablation studies of biocompatible polymers

Makropouloua, M; Serafetinides, AA; Skordoulis, CD

dc.contributor.author	Makropouloua, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Serafetinides, AA	en
dc.contributor.author	Skordoulis, CD	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:11:34Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:11:34Z
dc.date.issued	1995	en
dc.identifier.issn	0268-8921	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/11710
dc.subject	Laser ablation of polymers	en
dc.subject	PTFE laser ablation	en
dc.subject	U.V. and IR laser ablation	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Biomedical	en
dc.subject.classification	Surgery	en
dc.subject.other	biomaterial	en
dc.subject.other	biopolymer	en
dc.subject.other	politef	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	carbon dioxide laser	en
dc.subject.other	laser	en
dc.subject.other	neodymium laser	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.title	Ultra-violet and infra-red laser ablation studies of biocompatible polymers	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/BF02133332	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02133332	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1995	en
heal.abstract	Polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) and other biocompatible polymers have been extensively used for sutures, vascular grafts and bone, and other hard tissue replacements. The use of surgical lasers for intervention on teflon-tissue interfaces has attracted a great deal of interest, as both the high intensity pulsed lasers and prosthetic biomaterials are in increasing use. The study of the ablational behaviour of PTFE films with three surgical lasers (GO,, Nd-YAG and XeCl) have been undertaken for assessing the optimal laser parameters for ablation (e.g, the absorption coefficient and the relevant threshold fluence) from ablation rate measurements.	en
heal.publisher	W B SAUNDERS CO LTD	en
heal.journalName	Lasers in Medical Science	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/BF02133332	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1995UJ05800008	en
dc.identifier.volume	10	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	201	en
dc.identifier.epage	206	en