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ArticleBiomedical optics express2016

Photothermal lesions in soft tissue induced by optical fiber microheaters.

Reinher Pimentel-Domínguez, Paola Moreno-Álvarez, Mathieu Hautefeuille, Anahí Chavarría, Juan Hernández-Cordero

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Reinher Pimentel-DomínguezInstituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán D.F. 04510, Mexico; Posgrado de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán D.F. 04510, Mexico.
Paola Moreno-ÁlvarezInstituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán D.F. 04510, Mexico.
Mathieu HautefeuilleFacultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán D.F. 04510, Mexico.
Anahí ChavarríaFacultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán D.F. 04510, Mexico.
Juan Hernández-CorderoInstituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán D.F. 04510, Mexico.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photothermal therapy has shown to be a promising technique for local treatment of tumors. However, the main challenge for this technique is the availability of localized heat sources to minimize thermal damage in the surrounding healthy tissue. In this work, we demonstrate the use of optical fiber microheaters for inducing thermal lesions in soft tissue. The proposed devices incorporate carbon nanotubes or gold nanolayers on the tips of optical fibers for enhanced photothermal effects and heating of ex vivo biological tissues. We report preliminary results of small size photothermal lesions induced on mice liver tissues. The morphology of the resulting lesions shows that optical fiber microheaters may render useful for delivering highly localized heat for photothermal therapy.

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(060.2310) Fiber optics(160.4236) Nanomaterials(170.1020) Ablation of tissue(230.2285) Fiber devices and optical amplifiers(310.6845) Thin film devices and applications(350.5340) Photothermal effects

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PMID27446642
PMCPMC4929627

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