This work proposes the use of femtosecond laser-written fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors for internal temperature monitoring tumors undergoing gold nanorod (AuNR)-mediated photothermal therapy (PTT). Arrays sub-millimetric FBGs enabled an accurate and quasi-distributed measurement within subcutaneous breast in mice. Furthermore, permitted to investigate laser-tissue interaction AuNR-assisted e...

Introduction: Laser tissue soldering is a new technique for repair of various tissues including the skin, liver, articular cartilage and nerves and is a promising alternative to suture. To overcome the problems of thermal damage to surrounding tissues and low laser penetration depth, some exogenous chromophores such as gold nanoshells, a new class of nanoparticles consisting of a dielectric cor...

introduction: the use of lasers for treatment has become a common phenomenon in the medical field. currently, numerous laser systems are available for dental use. the use of lasers for periodontal treatment becomes more complicated because the periodontium consists of both hard and soft tissues. methods: related articles were gathered and selected carefully and reviewed. among the many lasers a...

Lasers have become a popular tool in veterinary practice, particularly the carbon dioxide (CO2) laser. In humans, the CO2 laser is used most commonly in oral and maxillofacial soft tissue surgery due to its favorable interactions with oral soft tissues. Other types of lasers are better suited for use on hard tissues such as enamel and dentin. This article reviews the history of laser use, physi...

In recent years, due to the demonstrated high accuracy and reproducibility of the surgical procedures with fs pulses, the potential of using fs laser sources as a conventional tool for many surgical applications has increased. Moreover, the laser parameters can be so chosen as to modify the tissue in different ways. Future use of lasers in different fields in medicine will be related with the o...

Aim: Aim of our study was to compare the surgical otolaryngology cases (vocal cord lesions, dacryocystitis, tonsillitis, and oral cavity growth) operated with laser and with conventional technique. Methods: 89 patients were reviewed. Laser was used in 50 cases. Results: We found that postoperative pain and intraoperative bleeding was less in patients operated with laser technique. Haemostatis w...