Kinetics of phase transitions in pulsed IR laser ablation of biological tissues

Alfred Vogel; Vasan Venugopalan

doi:10.1117/12.519895

27 August 2003 Kinetics of phase transitions in pulsed IR laser ablation of biological tissues

Alfred Vogel, Vasan Venugopalan

Proceedings Volume 4961, Laser-Tissue Interaction XIV; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.519895
Event: Biomedical Optics, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We review the mechanisms underlying material ejection in pulsed laser ablation of biological tissues, with special emphasis on the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transitions and their modifications arising from the presence of a tissue matrix.

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Alfred Vogel and Vasan Venugopalan "Kinetics of phase transitions in pulsed IR laser ablation of biological tissues", Proc. SPIE 4961, Laser-Tissue Interaction XIV, (27 August 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.519895

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