Background: The use of lasers has become increasingly common in the field of medicine and dentistry, and there is a growing need for a deeper understanding of the procedure and its effects on tissue. The aim of this study was to compare the erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Er:YAG) laser and conventional drilling techniques, by observing the effects on trabecular bone microarchitecture and...

PURPOSE Femtosecond lasers have become the standard for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) flap creation, but advanced mechanical microkeratomes are still an alternative, more cost-effective way to create the flap. The SCHWIND Carriazo-Pendular microkeratome is one of the most commonly used microkeratomes. The influence of different cutting parameters (head-advance speeds, cutting he...

Abstract  A position control algorithm for a beltdriven servomechanism of a laser-cutting machine is described. High-accuracy position tracking control procedure for the system with inherent elasticity due to the low-cost belt-driven servomechanism is derived using sliding mode motion control strategy and Lyapunov design. The control design results in continuos sliding mode control law. It pos...

This paper presents the recent redesign of a tangent-cutting machine for CAM-LEM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing of Laminated Engineering Materials). Our former 5-axis, serial-joint, open-chain mechanism for laser cutting has been reduced to two parallel, 2-axis kinematic chains and articulated optics. The redesign results in lower inertias, higher stiffnesses, and less calibration sensitivity to...

The use of lasers has become increasingly common in the field Background of medicine and dentistry, and there is a growing need for a deeper understanding of the procedure and its effects on tissue. The aim of this study was to compare the erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Er:YAG) laser and conventional drilling techniques, by observing the effects on trabecular bone microarchitecture and ...

introduction :   co 2 (carbon dioxide) laser application in circumcision, for cutting and coagulation, has been reported to have excellent results. also, tissue glue has been reported to have advantages over sutures for approximation of wound edges. most previous studies focused on comparisons between co 2 laser and scalpel, or between tissue glue and sutures. this study prospectively compared ...