Effects of stress waves on cells

Heather L. Campbell; Steven R. Visuri; Luiz Barroca Da Silva

doi:10.1117/12.308152

13 May 1998 Effects of stress waves on cells

Heather L. Campbell, Steven R. Visuri, Luiz Barroca Da Silva

Proceedings Volume 3254, Laser-Tissue Interaction IX; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308152
Event: BiOS '98 International Biomedical Optics Symposium, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Laser induced stress waves are being used in a variety of medical applications, including drug delivery and targeted tissue disruption. Stress waves can also be an undesirable side effect in laser procedures such as ophthalmology and angioplasty. Thus, a study of the effects of stress waves on a cellular level is useful. Thermoplastic stress waves were produced using a Q-switched frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser (lambda equals 532 nm) with a pulse duration of 4 ns. The laser radiation was delivered to an absorbing media. A thermoplastic stress wave was produced in the absorbing media and propagated into plated cells. The energy per pulse delivered to a sample and the spot size were varied. Stress waves were quantified. We assayed for cell viability and damage using two methods. The threshold laser parameters for cell damage were defined for three cell lines.

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Heather L. Campbell, Steven R. Visuri, and Luiz Barroca Da Silva "Effects of stress waves on cells", Proc. SPIE 3254, Laser-Tissue Interaction IX, (13 May 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308152

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