Summary: Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 34:329­334 (2004)
Passive Mass Deposition Control of Cryogen Sprays
Through the Use of Wire Meshes
Henry Vu, BS,1
Guillermo Aguilar, PhD,1,2
* and J. Stuart Nelson, MD, PhD
1
1
Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, California 92612
2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, California 92521
Background and Objectives: Cryogen spray cooling
(CSC) is used for epidermal protection during laser
dermatologic surgery. However, further research is neces-
sary to optimize the use of CSC for many applications,
particularly in patients with darker skin types, and in
procedures with deep-targeted chromophores.
Study Design/Materials and Methods: With the objec-
tive to enhance cryogen spray atomization and introduce a
passive mass deposition control, stainless steel wire

Source: Aguilar, Guillermo - Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Riverside

Collections: Engineering