Prospects for a novel ultrashort pulsed laser technology for pathogen inactivation

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 spec...

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Main Authors: Tsen, Shaw-Wei D, Wu, Tzyy Choou, Kiang, Juliann G, Tsen, Kong-Thon
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3495397/