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Modulated and continuous-wave operations of low-power thulium (Tm:YAP) laser in tissue welding

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dc.contributor.coauthorBilici, Temel
dc.contributor.coauthorTabakoğlu, Haşim Özgür
dc.contributor.coauthorTopaloğlu, Nermin
dc.contributor.coauthorKurt, Adnan
dc.contributor.coauthorGülsoy, Murat
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Physics
dc.contributor.kuauthorKalaycıoğlu, Hamit
dc.contributor.kuauthorSennaroğlu, Alphan
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteCollege of Sciences
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-09T12:17:50Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractOur aim is to explore the welding capabilities of a thulium (Tm:YAP) laser in modulated and continuous-wave (CW) modes of operation. The Tm: YAP laser system developed for this study includes a Tm: YAP laser resonator, diode laser driver, water chiller, modulation controller unit, and acquisition/control software. Full-thickness incisions on Wistar rat skin were welded by the Tm: YAP laser system at 100 mW and 5 s in both modulated and CW modes of operation (34.66 W/cm(2)). The skin samples were examined during a 21-day healing period by histology and tensile tests. The results were compared with the samples closed by conventional suture technique. For the laser groups, immediate closure at the surface layers of the incisions was observed. Full closures were observed for both modulated and CW modes of operation at day 4. The tensile forces for both modulated and CW modes of operation were found to be significantly higher than the values found by conventional suture technique. The 1980-nm Tm: YAP laser system operating in both modulated and CW modes maximizes the therapeutic effect while minimizing undesired side effects of laser tissue welding. Hence, it is a potentially important alternative tool to the conventional suturing technique.
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dc.description.publisherscopeInternational
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEuTÜBİTAK
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
dc.description.sponsorshipTurkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA)
dc.description.versionPublisher version
dc.description.volume15
dc.identifier.doi10.1117/1.3431108
dc.identifier.eissn1560-2281
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dc.identifier.filenameinventorynoIR00926
dc.identifier.issn1083-3668
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/1437
dc.identifier.wos280642900060
dc.keywordsLaser tissue welding
dc.keywords1980 nm
dc.keywordsThulium
dc.keywordsWistar rat skin
dc.keywordsHistology
dc.keywordsTensile strength
dc.keywordsNuclear medicine and medical imaging
dc.keywordsBiochemical research methods
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSociety of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
dc.relation.grantnoTÜBİTAK-107E119
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Biomedical Optics
dc.relation.urihttp://cdm21054.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/IR/id/934
dc.subjectPhysics
dc.subjectOptics
dc.subjectRadiology
dc.titleModulated and continuous-wave operations of low-power thulium (Tm:YAP) laser in tissue welding
dc.typeJournal Article
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local.contributor.kuauthorKalaycıoğlu, Hamit
local.contributor.kuauthorSennaroğlu, Alphan
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