Decontamination of medical device surface using ultrashort pulsed laser irradiation
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Hassan, Moinuddin; Gaitan, Brandon; Ilev, Ilko
- Source
- 2014 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) - Laser Science to Photonic Applications Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on. :1-2 Jun, 2014
- Subject
- Photonics and Electrooptics
Surface contamination
Surface emitting lasers
Rough surfaces
Surface roughness
Laser beams
Decontamination
Chemical lasers
- Language
- ISSN
- 2160-8989
We present a novel approach for non-contact, rapid and chemical-free decontamination of medical device surfaces using near-infrared ultrashort (nano- to femtosecond) pulse lasers. A proof-of-principal experimental platform is validated through multivariable comparison studies.