Engineering topics

Tuchin, V V

Publications and source records attributed to Tuchin, V V.

4 records

DOE OSTI2016

Fractional laser microablation of skin: increasing the efficiency of transcutaneous delivery of particles

We study several regimes of fractional laser microablation using a pulsed Er : YAG laser for producing microchannels of different depth and incisions that allow transcutaneous delivery of particles of different size, namely, Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} (27 μm), ZrO{sub 2} (smaller than 5 μm) and TiO{sub 2} (smaller than 100 nm). The shock wave regime was used both for enhancing the penetration of particles into the ablation zones and as an independent method of particle delivery into the skin. Based on optical coherence tomography we assessed the coherent depth of particle detection in the skin in 2 hours, 3 days and 10 days after the administration. The maximal localisation depth (up to 450 μm) was obtained for TiO{sub 2} nanoparticles in the regime of incisions with enhancement of particle penetration by pulses of a multiple-beam hydrodynamic shock wave. The results of the study can be useful for developing new methods of transcutaneous delivery of micro- and nanocarriers of medicinal preparations. (laser biophotonics)

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗

DOE OSTI2016

Photodynamic effect of radiation with the wavelength 405 nm on the cells of microorganisms sensitised by metalloporphyrin compounds

We have studied the photodynamic activity of photosensitisers based on metalloporphyrins. New metalloporphyrin compounds are synthesised and characterised, the quantum yields of the singlet oxygen formation are analysed. It is shown that when the photodynamic effect is implemented using the metalloporphyrins with Zn ions and butyl radical in the 3rd and 4th positions of the pyridine ring, the number of opportunistic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus (antibiotic-sensitives and antibiotic-resistant strains), Staphylococcus simulans and Escherichia coli is efficiently reduced by 90% – 99%. (laser biophotonics)

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CH↗

DOE OSTI2016

Laser speckle contrast imaging of cerebral autoregulation in rats at a macro- and microcirculation level

Using the method of laser speckle imaging for the simultaneous study of macro- and microcirculation in cerebral vessels of healthy rats, we show that the mechanisms underlying cerebral autoregulation depend on the initial condition of the organism and the sex of individual animals. The pharmacological dose-dependent stimulation of the peripheral arterial pressure increase is not accompanied by the cerebral circulation responses of analogous intensity, but manifests itself as 'compensating' reactions, namely, the redistribution of the blood flow at the level of macro- (in females) and microcirculation (in females and males). The obtained results extend our understanding of the capabilities of laser speckle imaging technique in neurophysiological studies of reserve abilities of cerebral circulation autoregulation under the conditions of hypertensive status formation. (laser biophotonics)

60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES↗

DOE OSTI2016

Laser biophotonics

This issue of Quantum Electronics presents the papers that reflect the state-of-the-art of laser technologies used in biomedical studies and medical practice. Among the new technologies, one can note the methods of correlation and Doppler spectroscopy, as well as THz spectroscopy, in which biologically significant molecules are characterised by specific resonances. The latter topic is considered in the paper by Nazarov et al., where the dielectric function of aqueous solutions of glucose and albumin is studied using pulsed THz spectroscopy. (laser biophotonics)

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSIC↗