Laser-induced regeneration of cartilage

Emil N. Sobol; Olga I. Baum; Anatoliy B. Shekhter; Anna Guller; Andrey V. Baskov

doi:10.1117/1.3614565

1 August 2011 Laser-induced regeneration of cartilage

Emil N. Sobol, Olga I. Baum, Anatoliy B. Shekhter, Anna Guller, Andrey V. Baskov

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 16, Issue 8, 080902 (August 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3614565

Abstract

Laser radiation provides a means to control the fields of temperature and thermo mechanical stress, mass transfer, and modification of fine structure of the cartilage matrix. The aim of this outlook paper is to review physical and biological aspects of laser-induced regeneration of cartilage and to discuss the possibilities and prospects of its clinical applications. The problems and the pathways of tissue regeneration, the types and features of cartilage will be introduced first. Then we will review various actual and prospective approaches for cartilage repair; consider possible mechanisms of laser-induced regeneration. Finally, we present the results in laser regeneration of joints and spine disks cartilages and discuss some future applications of lasers in regenerative medicine.

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Emil N. Sobol, Olga I. Baum, Anatoliy B. Shekhter, Anna Guller, and Andrey V. Baskov "Laser-induced regeneration of cartilage," Journal of Biomedical Optics 16(8), 080902 (1 August 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3614565

Published: 1 August 2011

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