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- Title
Prospects for a novel ultrashort pulsed laser technology for pathogen inactivation.
- Authors
Tsen, Shaw-Wei D; Wu, Tzyy Choou; Kiang, Juliann G; Tsen, Kong-Thon
- Abstract
The threat of emerging pathogens and microbial drug resistance has spurred tremendous efforts to develop new and more effective antimicrobial strategies. Recently, a novel ultrashort pulsed (USP) laser technology has been developed that enables efficient and chemical-free inactivation of a wide spectrum of viral and bacterial pathogens. Such a technology circumvents the need to introduce potentially toxic chemicals and could permit safe and environmentally friendly pathogen reduction, with a multitude of possible applications including the sterilization of pharmaceuticals and blood products, and the generation of attenuated or inactivated vaccines.
- Publication
Journal of biomedical science, 2012, Vol 19, p62
- ISSN
1423-0127
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1423-0127-19-62