Journal
CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 90-99Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2009.02.003
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- HHMI
- ISF Bikura program
- NIH [EB003832, MH085499, RR021907, NS35546]
- NSF [DBI 0455027]
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Plasma-mediated ablation makes use of high energy laser pulses to ionize molecules within the first few femtoseconds of the pulse. This process leads to a submicrometer-sized bubble of plasma that can ablate tissue with negligible heat transfer and collateral damage to neighboring tissue. We review the physics of plasma-mediated ablation and its use as a tool to generate targeted insults at the subcellular level to neurons and blood vessels deep within nervous tissue. Illustrative examples from axon regeneration and microvascular research highlight the utility of this tool. We further discuss the use of ablation as an integral part of automated histology.
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