Generation of 8–20 μm mid-infrared ultrashort femtosecond laser pulses via difference frequency generation

X Su, R Zhu, B Wang, Y Bai, T Ding, T Sun, X Lü… - Photonics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mid-infrared (MIR) ultrashort laser pulses have a wide range of applications in the fields of
environmental monitoring, laser medicine, food quality control, strong-field physics …

Mechanisms for soft‐tissue ablation and the development of alternative medical lasers based on investigations with mid‐infrared free‐electron lasers

GS Edwards - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental evidence indicating the potential biomedical advantages of using a Mark‐III
Free‐Electron Laser (FEL) for the ablation of soft tissue were first reported in 1994 …

Mid-infrared free-electron laser tuned to the amide I band for converting insoluble amyloid-like protein fibrils into the soluble monomeric form

T Kawasaki, J Fujioka, T Imai, K Torigoe… - Lasers in medical …, 2014 - Springer
A mid-infrared free-electron laser (FEL) is operated as a pulsed and linearly polarized laser
with tunable wavelengths within infrared region. Although the FEL can ablate soft tissues …

Effect of mid-infrared free-electron laser irradiation on refolding of amyloid-like fibrils of lysozyme into native form

T Kawasaki, J Fujioka, T Imai, K Tsukiyama - The protein journal, 2012 - Springer
Aggregation of lysozyme in an acidic solution generates inactive amyloid-like fibrils, with a
broad infrared peak appearing at 1,610–1,630 cm− 1, characteristic of a β-sheet rich …

[HTML][HTML] Use of a mid-infrared free-electron laser (MIR-FEL) for dissociation of the amyloid fibril aggregates of a peptide

T Kawasaki, T Imai, K Tsukiyama - Journal of Analytical Sciences …, 2014 - scirp.org
Amyloid fibrils are deposited in various tissues in the body, and are linked to the putative
causes of serious diseases such as amyloidosis. Although the conditions of the disease …

Influence of Laser Irradiation Settings, during Diode-Assisted Endodontics, on the Intraradicular Adhesion of Self-Etch and Self-Curing Luting Cement during …

ETR Farmakis, F Beer, I Tzoutzas, C Kurzmann… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Diode-assisted endodontics is nowadays utilized for pulp space disinfection,
but little is known on the bonding potential of this lased root dentin when the tooth is restored …

Investigating structural property of human hair by using infrared free electron lasers

T Kawasaki, A Nagase, K Hayakawa, F Teshima… - Discover Applied …, 2024 - Springer
Intense infrared (IR) rays can heat matters and evaporate waters thermally. One of the
possible applications will be hair dryer, although the irradiation effects of IR rays on the hair …

Degradation of lignin by infrared free electron laser

T Kawasaki, H Zen, T Sakai, Y Sumitomo, K Nogami… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lignin monomers have attracted attention as functional materials for various industrial uses.
However, it is challenging to obtain these monomers by degrading polymerized lignin due to …

Disassembly of Amyloid Fibril with Infrared Free Electron Laser

T Kawasaki, K Tsukiyama, PH Nguyen - International journal of molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amyloid fibril causes serious amyloidosis such as neurodegenerative diseases. The
structure is composed of rigid β-sheet stacking conformation which makes it hard to …

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X Su, R Zhu, B Wang, Y Bai, T Ding, T Sun, X Lü… - 2022 - academia.edu
Mid-infrared (MIR) ultrashort laser pulses have a wide range of applications in the fields of
environmental monitoring, laser medicine, food quality control, strong-field physics …