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Preparation of human albumin solder for laser tissue welding
D P Poppas1, T J Choma, C T Rooke
1Department of Surgery, James Buchanan Brady Foundation, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021.
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
Previous studies have demonstrated that the addition of a protein solder to augment the laser tissue weld significantly improves postoperative results. Herein we describe a method for the preparation of human albumin for use as a laser tissue solder. We also review the brief history of laser tissue solders and discuss recent advances using this technology.