Soon after the invention of the pulsed ruby laser by Maiman in 1960, investigators were
eager to examine the potential of pulsed laser radiation for medical applications. It was …

A matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI)“event” constitutes a complex process,
involving optical and mechanical phenomena as well as thermodynamic and …

Laser ablation synthesis in liquid solution (LASiS) is a “green” technique that gives access to
the preparation of a library of nanomaterials. Bare noble metal spherical particles …

A common misconception is that the irradiation of solids with energetic electrons and ions
has exclusively detrimental effects on the properties of target materials. In addition to the …

In the past years, laser ablation synthesis in solution (LASiS) emerged as a reliable
alternative to traditional chemical reduction methods for obtaining noble metal nanoparticles …

Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) is a very widely used analytical
method, but has been developed in a highly empirical manner. Deeper understanding of …

The results of large-scale molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate that the mechanisms
responsible for material ejection as well as most of the parameters of the ejection process …

The dynamics of the early stages of the ablation plume formation and the mechanisms of
cluster ejection are investigated in large-scale molecular dynamics simulations. The cluster …

In 1982, the first reports of laser ablation of polymers were issued almost simultaneously by
Y. Kawamura et al. 1 and R. Srinivasan et al. 2 Srinivasan went on to become a leader in the …

UV laser ablation of polymers was discovered 20 years ago. 1, 2 This effect has many
fascinating applications in lithography, micromechanics, and medicine. For the last 20 years …