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Novel Generation of Medical Laser Technologies for Controlled Modification of Cartilage and Eye Tissues‎‎

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 November 2021) | Viewed by 6238

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Emil N. Sobol

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Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California UCI, Irvine, CA 92612, USA
Interests: laser–matter interaction; laser applications in medicine; materials science

Special Issue Information

Aim and scope of the issue:

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to present recent advances and future prospects in the research and applications of nondestructive laser modification of the structure, shape, and optical and mechanical properties of tissues, especially cartilage and eye tissues, for safe and efficient treatment in otolaryngology, cosmetics, plastic surgery, orthopedics, and ophthalmology.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Tissue structure, optical and mechanical properties
  • Thermal and mechanical modification of tissues
  • Mechanisms and kinetics of laser modification
  • Controlled laser modification in medical applications
  • Efficiency and safety of laser technologies
  • Reshaping and regeneration of cartilage
  • Correction of ocular abnormalities, including reshaping of the cornea and normalization of intraocular pressure in glaucomatous eyes

Prof. Dr. Emil N. Sobol
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • modification of tissue shape, structure, and mechanical properties
  • mechanisms and kinetics of laser modification of tissues
  • cartilage reshaping and regeneration
  • cornea reshaping
  • normalization of intraocular pressure
  • novel laser technologies in ENT, cosmetics, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, and orthopedics
  • efficiency and safety of laser technologies

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Laser Reconstruction of Spinal Discs Experiments and Clinic
by Andrei Baskov, Igor A. Borshchenko, Vladimir Baskov, Anatoly Shekhter and Emil Sobol
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(2), 675; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app12020675 - 11 Jan 2022
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Degenerative disease of the intervertebral discs (DDD) is currently a serious problem facing the world community. The surgical methods and conservative therapy used today, unfortunately, do not stop the pathological process, but serve as a palliative method that temporarily relieves pain and improves [...] Read more.
Degenerative disease of the intervertebral discs (DDD) is currently a serious problem facing the world community. The surgical methods and conservative therapy used today, unfortunately, do not stop the pathological process, but serve as a palliative method that temporarily relieves pain and improves the patient’s quality of life. Therefore, at present, there is an active search for new methods of treating DDD. Among new techniques of treatment, biological methods, and minimally invasive surgery, including the use of laser radiation, which, depending on the laser parameters, can cause ablative or modifying effects on the disc tissue, have acquired considerable interest. Here, we analyze a new approach to solving the DDD problem: laser tissue modification. This review of publications is focused on the studies of the physicochemical foundations and clinical applications of a new method of laser reconstruction of intervertebral discs. Thermomechanical action of laser radiation modifies tissue and leads to its regeneration as well as to a long-term restoration of disc functions, elimination of pain and the return of patients to normal life. Full article
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