Modification of Hydroxyapatite Crystal Using CO2 Laser-The Preliminary Study for FEL Application in Biological Field

Accession number;04A0602958
Title;Modification of Hydroxyapatite Crystal Using CO2 Laser-The Preliminary Study for FEL Application in Biological Field
Author; GUAN W (Saga Univ., Saga-shi, Jpn) HAYASHI N (Saga Univ., Saga-shi, Jpn) IHARA S (Saga Univ., Saga-shi, Jpn) SATOH S (Saga Univ., Saga-shi, Jpn) YAMABE C (Saga Univ., Saga-shi, Jpn) GOTO M (Saga Univ., Saga-shi, Jpn) YAMAGUCHI Y (Saga Univ., Saga-shi, Jpn) DANJYO A (Saga Univ., Saga-shi, Jpn)
Journal Title;Reports of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University
Journal Code:G0861A
ISSN:0385-6186
VOL.33;NO.1;PAGE.17-20(2004)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, REF.9
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;To remineralize the dental surface, Laser application was concerned in this study. The purpose of this experiment was concentrating to investigate crystal structure change of hydroxyapatite before and after laser irradiation. The wavelength of incident laser beam is matching the characteristic absorption peak of HAp which ranging around 10.MU.m. As a preliminary study for Free Electron Laser (FEL) application in biological field, the results we have got with the 10.6.MU.m irradiation indicated that the FEL's capability of precisely deliver energy over a wide band of infrared makes it an attractive tool for further ameliorating of hydroxyapatite crystallization. (author abst.)