Laser welding of bone: successful in vitro experiments

Judith R. Mourant; Gerhard D. Anderson; Irving J. Bigio; Tamara M. Johnson

doi:10.1117/12.184934

7 September 1994 Laser welding of bone: successful in vitro experiments

Judith R. Mourant, Gerhard D. Anderson, Irving J. Bigio, Tamara M. Johnson

Proceedings Volume 2128, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems IV; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184934
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A method for `welding' bones is being developed. Tensile joint strengths of chicken bones welded in vitro have exceeded one kilogram. Welding was performed with either a Nd:YAG (1064 nm) or a diode laser (820 nm). Light was delivered with an optical fiber held a few millimeters from the bone surface. A solder was developed to assist in the welding process.

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Judith R. Mourant, Gerhard D. Anderson, Irving J. Bigio, and Tamara M. Johnson "Laser welding of bone: successful in vitro experiments", Proc. SPIE 2128, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems IV, (7 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184934

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