Module ME4170-KP04, ME4170
Mechanismen laserinduzierter Gewebseffekte (MechLasGew)
Duration
1 Semester
Turnus of offer
each winter semester
Credit points
4
Course of studies, specific fields and terms:
- Master MES 2020, optional subject, medical engineering science
- Master MES 2014, optional subject, medical engineering science
- Master MES 2011, advanced curriculum, biophysics and biomedical optics
Classes and lectures:
- Physical Mechanisms of Pulsed Laser Surgery of Cells and Tissues/Excercises (exercise, 1 SWS)
- Physical Mechanisms of Pulsed Laser Surgery of Cells and Tissues (lecture, 2 SWS)
Workload:
- 20 hours exam preparation
- 55 hours private studies and exercises
- 45 hours in-classroom work
Contents of teaching:
- Introduction: Applications of Laser Surgery and Historical Overview
- Structure and properties of cells and tissues relevant for laser surgery
- Linear thermomechanical response to pulsed laser radiation
- Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Phase Transitions
- Dynamics of primary and secondary material ejection
- ablation models
- UV and IR ablation
- Ablation in liquid environment
- Models for plasma formation in water and biological tissue
- Plasma formation at energies above the threshold
- Chemical, thermal and mechanical plasma effects
- Control of precision, efficiency and side effects in various laser surgical applications
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
- The students can explain the basics of laser surgery via linear and non-linear light absorption.
- They can familiarize themself with a self-chosen part of this topic and present it.
- They can present a part of biomedical optics as an expert.
- They can deal with complex issues and present them in a compact way (orally and in writing).
Grading through:
- Written or oral exam as announced by the examiner
Responsible for this module:
Teacher:
- Institute of Biomedical Optics
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Alfred Vogel
Literature:
- P.N. Prasad : Introduction to Biophotonics Wiley 2003
- J. Popp, V. Tuchin, A. Chiou, S.H. Heinemann : Handbook of Biophotonics Vol 1 & 2 Wiley-VCH 2011
- A.J. Welch, M. van Gemert : Optical-Thermal Response of Laser-Irradiated Tissue Plenum 1995 (zweite Auflage 2011)
Language:
- offered only in German
Last Updated:
05.09.2021