Jianhua Zhou∗, J. K. Chen†, Yuwen Zhang‡
Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.4, No.1, pp. 27-40, 2007, DOI:10.3970/mcb.2007.004.027
Abstract A bioheat transfer approach is proposed to study thermal damage in biological tissues caused by laser radiation. The laser light propagation in the tissue is first solved by using a robust seven-flux model in cylindrical coordinate system. The resulting spatial distribution of the absorbed laser energy is incorporated into the bioheat transfer equation for solving temperature response. Thermal damage to the tissue is assessed by the extent of denatured protein using a rate process equation. It is found that for the tissue studied, a significant protein denaturation process would take place when temperature exceeds about More >