Open AccessLaser Microtomy
Author(s) -
Lubatschowski Holger
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optik & photonik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2191-1975
pISSN - 1863-1460
DOI - 10.1002/opph.201190252
Subject(s) - microtome , laser , biological tissue , materials science , optics , biological specimen , laser light , biomedical engineering , engineering , physics
The laser microtome (LMT) has been designed to slice biological tissue and various materials with high precision. The cutting process is performed by ultra short laser pulses in the near infrared region, inducing an optical breakdown below the surface of the material. Biological Tissue can be processed in its native state without prior fixation and embedding. This is of great importance for many biological applications such as immunohistological investigations.